Probable Quotes

203 quotes by 169 authors

It is probable that democracy owes more to nonconformity than to any other single movement. — R. H. Tawney
... finding that in [the Moon] there is a provision of light and heat; also in appearance, a soil proper for habitation fully as good… — William Herschel
It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. — William Godwin
Its not even probable, let alone scientifically proven, that HIV causes AIDS. If there is evidence that HIV causes AIDS, there should be scientific documents… — Kary Mullis
The present inhabitation of Mars be a race superior to ours is very probable. — Camille Flammarion
The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the… — Ron Paul
They that are loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. It is probable that he who is killed by lightning… — Charles Caleb Colton
Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cause of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done. — Arthur Bloch
It is highly probable that the bulk of the Jew's ancestors 'never' lived in Palestine 'at all,' which witnesses the power of historical assertion over… — H.G. Wells
I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that… — Thomas Perry
Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable action of Jesus… — Charles Sheldon
It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past. — Tony Campolo
Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world… — Cecil Rhodes
When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling. — Thomas Clarkson
We see it [the as-yet unseen, probable new planet, Neptune] as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movements have been felt, trembling… — William Herschel
[Attributing the origin of life to spontaneous generation.] However improbable we regard this event, it will almost certainly happen at least once.... The time... is… — George Wald
By such deductions the law of gravitation is rendered probable, that every particle attracts every other particle with a force which varies inversely as the… — Isaac Newton
A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. — Potter Stewart
As a revolutionary people, we Americans won a probable victory over the best and biggest army in the world because we learned to fight from… — James Lee
I think the vast majority of the American people say you shouldn't be able to collect my phone records if I'm not suspicious, if you… — Rand Paul

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