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While legislation obviously is political, we now have allowed regulation to become politicized, which we believe will likely lead to some bad outcomes. — Jamie Dimon
The deepest failures any fiction writer is likely to have are failures of not quite comprehending the truth of the story that he or she… — Richard Russo
The more guidance a central bank can provide the public about how policy is likely to evolve the greater the chance that market participants will… — Ben Bernanke
But I would bet that the euro continues to exist and that its importance as a global currency will likely increase. — Peer Steinbruck
Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are… — Peter Singer
That said, I have come to believe that the more committed one is to leftism, the more likely one is to become meaner. — Dennis Prager
I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp… — Gail Simmons
I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in… — Anthony Horowitz
Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope, George W. Bush… — David K. Shipler
We worry about appearing awkward in a presentation. But up to a point, most people seem to feel more comfortable with less-than-perfect speaking abilities. It… — John P. Kotter
What is likely to vanish - or be transformed beyond recognition - are many of the things we think of when we think of Australia:… — Jeff Goodell
Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the… — Barry Eichengreen
Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to… — David Crystal
Thomas More rarely discussed his siblings, and two of them are never mentioned by him. It is likely that they were part of that infant… — Peter Ackroyd
A married vicar is likely to regard his vocation as a job - a tough and ill-paid one, to be sure - but a priest… — Simon Hoggart
In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard… — Douglas Alexander
Tell people that biology and the environment cause obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse. As it is,… — Andrew Lansley
Tackling the environment should not be a licence to lecture people, because they have no excuse not to exercise, or eat their fruit and vegetables.… — Andrew Lansley
One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are… — Eric Schlosser
The truth is that at the White House and in Congress, you are as likely to find sympathy for animal issues among Republicans as among… — Matthew Scully
You're more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. So act! Whatever it is you know you should do, do it. — Samuel Smiles
What makes the difference between wishing and realizing our wishes? Lots of things, and it may take months or years for wish to come true,… — Fred Rogers
If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed. — Chinese Proverbs
We speculated what it was like before we got language skills. When we humans had our first thought, most likely we didnt know what to… — Jane Wagner
Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the laboring vessel from the land. — Arthur Helps

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