Likely Quotes
2182 Likely quotes by 1547 unique authors
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It's one of the secrets of strength: We're so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves.
— David Levithan
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My name is Katniss Everdeen. My home is District Twelve. Peeta was taken prisoner. He is thought to be dead. Most likely is dead. It…
— Suzanne Collins
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INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parent’s death, or abuse. They’re more likely than their peers to react to these events…
— Susan Cain
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The wise old fairy tales never were so silly as to say that the prince and the princess lived peacefully ever afterwards. The fairy tales…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Many Introverts are also "highly sensitive," which sounds poetic, but is actually a technical term in psychology. If you are a sensitive sort, then you're…
— Susan Cain
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Remember that introverts react not only to new people, but also to new places and events. So don’t mistake a child’s caution in new situations…
— Susan Cain
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.. it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading intiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack of interest in…
— Susan Cain
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Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to.…
— Bell Hooks
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When someone is drowning and you try to save them, they're more likely to drown you before you pull them out.
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.
— Daniel Kahneman
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I want more numbers than I’m likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love,…
— John Green
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A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves…
— David O. McKay
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The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun…
— Charles M. Schwab
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He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to…
— Hannah More
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If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances…
— Andy Rooney
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In daily practice, the word brand stands as a surrogate for the word reputation. In fact, your brand acts just like a person. When you…
— Jim Mullen
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Ice cubes likely sell more alcohol for the distilling industry than attractive models in cheesecake poses. The inconspicuous ice cubes often hide the invisible sell…
— Wilson Bryan Key
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The voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, and act and speak as if cheerfulness were already…
— William James
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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
— Viktor E. Frankl
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If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make…
— George Matthew Adams
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