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Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course, the… — Robert Winston
And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators,… — James Wolcott
Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality. — Julian Baggini
Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va. — Evgeny Morozov
My homeland of Belarus is an unlikely place for an Internet revolution. The country, controlled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, was once described… — Evgeny Morozov
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those… — Roald Dahl
But most critically, sweet, never try to change the narrative structure of someone else's story, though you will certainly be tempted to, as you watch… — Marisha Pessl
She might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. Look carefully at that teacher. Perhaps she… — Roald Dahl
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. — Barack Obama
If God existed (a question concerning which Jubal maintained a meticulous intellectual neutrality) and if He desired to be worshiped (a proposition which Jubal found… — Robert A. Heinlein
Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners. — Mitch Albom
And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those… — Bertrand Russell
Nothing has an unlikely quality. It is heavy. — Jeanette Winterson
There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and… — Terry Pratchett
This unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times. — Mitch Albom
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the… — Barack Obama
Elodin proved a difficult man to find. He had an office in Hollows, but never seemed to use it. When I visited Ledgers and Lists,… — Patrick Rothfuss
Men who find themselves late are never sure. They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizen should be: partisans but… — Stephen King
I stand four-square for reason, and object to what seems to me to be irrationality, whatever the source. If you are on my side in… — Isaac Asimov
He taught only one class: 'Unlikely Maths'. But since the time was listed as "now" and the place, "everywhere," this was hardly helpful in tracking… — Patrick Rothfuss
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up… — Noam Chomsky
In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from… — Alan Moore
Do you suppose the St. Swithin's furnace-man was my one true love? Since I never spoke to him, it seems unlikely, but at least it… — Mary Ann Shaffer
I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time… — A. J. Jacobs

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