Best Unlikely Words
309 Unlikely quotes by 268 unique authors
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Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.
— George Gaylord Simpson
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How different things might be if, rather than saying "I think I'm in love," we were saying "I've connected with someone in a way that…
— Bell Hooks
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Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.
— Ovid
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Human history began as an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience. At this…
— Erich Fromm
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It would seem unlikely that a manufacturer of short-lived paperboard boxes could make the slightest cultural impact upon his time. But the facts show that…
— Herbert Bayer
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It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup
— Sanath Jayasuriya
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Instead of noting down things I’m unlikely to forget, I will write a poem. Even if I have never written one before and even if…
— Paulo Coelho
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It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should?
— Epictetus
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If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader.
— Bruce Kovner
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If you can’t be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything
— Robert Johnson
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Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.
— Seth Godin
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People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like 'unlikely' or 'impossible' don't coexist.
— Nouman Ali Khan
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We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.
— Benedict Cumberbatch
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The first and most important impact of climate change on human civilisation will be an acute and permanent crisis of food supply. Eating regularly is…
— Gwynne Dyer
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As is typical of this God [of Israel], he calls his people into freedom in the most unlikely place.
— Mark Galli
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War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize "world peace" even when we get it.
— Bruce Sterling
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Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man, or will only become so in isolated spots,…
— Charles Sturt
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I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.
— Sheridan Smith
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We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't…
— Zygmunt Bauman
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As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did.
— Shane Claiborne
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It’s unlikely that any of those natural hazards will do us in within the next 100 years if we’ve already survived 100,000. By contrast, we…
— Nick Bostrom
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Make a mistake in the interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s plays, falsely scan a piece of Spenserian verse, and there is unlikely to be an…
— D. A. Carson
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In infinite space, even the most unlikely events must take place somewhere.
— Max Tegmark
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Paul's One Way Out is a fresh, intelligently arranged, and satisfyingly complete telling of the lengthy (and unlikely) history of the group that almost singlehandedly…
— Ashley Kahn
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God wants us to relieve suffering, pursue justice, facilitate reconciliation, and free the heart to love, but He desires for us to do so in…
— Dan B. Allender
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