If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too. Sophocles Greek Poet More Sophocles Quotes 3
Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat. Simone Weil French Philosopher More Simone Weil Quotes 3
The older you are and the more money you make, the less likely you are to engage in risky sexual behavior. Fritz Wentzel More Fritz Wentzel Quotes 2
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. M. Scott Peck American psychiatrist More M. Scott Peck Quotes 2
Genuine ignorance is... profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. John Dewey American Philosopher More John Dewey Quotes 1
Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line. Richard Branson British Businessman More Richard Branson Quotes 1
People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal Pakistani Poet More Muhammad Iqbal Quotes 1
Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work. Rachel Perry Canadian Celebrity More Rachel Perry Quotes 1
[Jay Williams likely is out of any Heat short-term plans. Agent Bill Duffy said that the former Duke guard still has work left before an NBA return.] I think he's probably 80 percent there, ... We think he'll be all the way back by Christmas, maybe the All-Star break. Bill Duffy More Bill Duffy Quotes 1
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you. Satchel Paige American Athlete More Satchel Paige Quotes 1
This may be because happy people frequently experience positive moods and these positive moods prompt them to be more likely to work actively toward new goals and build new resources. When people feel happy, they tend to feel confident, optimistic, and energetic and others find them likable and sociable. Happy people are thus able to benefit from these perceptions. Sonja Lyubomirsky More Sonja Lyubomirsky Quotes 1
Children without fathers are five times more likely to grow up poor, twice as likely to drop out of high school and more likely to end up in foster care or juvenile justice facilities, ... There is no doubt that dads make a difference in children's lives. Paul Cellucci More Paul Cellucci Quotes 1
Every ride [at Cedar Point] is inspected every winter and oftentimes, more than likely, every day during the season. Tony Clark More Tony Clark Quotes 1
Of the many forms of false culture, a premature converse with abstractions is perhaps the most likely to prove fatal to the growth of a masculine vigour of intellect. George Boole Irish Mathematician More George Boole Quotes 1
If you teach a child true critical thinking skills, you potentially create a problem for the system, because the system is profoundly nonsensical, and the child is likely to challenge or reject the system. Bryant H. McGill American Author More Bryant H. McGill Quotes 1
Reality is not always probable, or likely. Jorge Luis Borges Argentinian Poet More Jorge Luis Borges Quotes 0
A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos is not likely to be either happy or stable. Robert Bork American Public Servant More Robert Bork Quotes 0
I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams. Anatoli Boukreev Russian Athlete More Anatoli Boukreev Quotes 0
Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush. James Bovard Author More James Bovard Quotes 0
I don't know why I should have to learn Algebra... I'm never likely to go there. Billy Connolly Scottish Comedian More Billy Connolly Quotes 0
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius. Charles Horton Cooley American Sociologist More Charles Horton Cooley Quotes 0
Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and if he does not find scope for it within the existing institutions he will be likely to make trouble. Charles Horton Cooley American Sociologist More Charles Horton Cooley Quotes 0
If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they're more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way. Anderson Cooper American Journalist More Anderson Cooper Quotes 0
The Act of God designation on all insurance policies; which means, roughly, that you cannot be insured for the accidents that are most likely to happen to you. Alan Coren British Writer More Alan Coren Quotes 0
The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven. Cyril Connolly English Journalist More Cyril Connolly Quotes 0