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Unlikely things are often true . . . -- Sheridan Hay
Courage is found in unlikely places. -- J. R. R. Tolkien
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Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion. -- Scott Adams
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 there is empirical evidence that they exist. -- Terry Pratchett
It is extremely unlikely that anyone coming out of school with a technical degree will go into one area and stay there. Today's students have to look forward to the excitement of probably having three or four careers. -- Gordon Moore
To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone. -- Earl Warren
The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything. -- Paul Arden
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. -- Roald Dahl
A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie. -- Bill Condon
It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup -- Sanath Jayasuriya
People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like 'unlikely' or 'impossible' don't coexist. -- Nouman Ali Khan
When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times. -- Mitch Albom
Human history began with an act of disobedience and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience -- Erich Fromm
Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt. -- Andy Rooney
America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done it who did. -- Michael Bloomberg
But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope. -- Dave Matthews
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 who doubt His existence -- Bertrand Russell
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 and take responsibility for making it so. -- Noam Chomsky
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 who don't believe in magic will never find it. -- Roald Dahl
The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it's extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life. -- Stephen Hawking
Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think. Tuition fee increases are a disciplinary technique, and by the time students graduate, they are not only loaded with debt, but have also internalized the disciplinarian culture. This makes them efficient components of the consumer economy. -- Noam Chomsky
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 makes me think I'm on the way to knowing love." Or if instead of saying "I am in love" we say "I am loving" or "I will love." Our patterns around romantic love are unlikely to change if we do not change our language. -- bell hooks
Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference. -- John Prendergast
Unlikely things to see in a Valentine's card - "I may be dyslexic but that doesn't mean I don't vole you." -- Russell Howard
Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don't get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve. -- John Eliot
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 him down. -- Patrick Rothfuss
Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society. -- John Cameron
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
It took them only an instant to cut of that head, but it is unlikely that a hundred years will suffice to reproduce a singular one. -- Antoine Lavoisier
The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it. -- Tom Peters
That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history. -- William Thomas Green Morton
Nothing is black or white, nothing's 'us or them.' But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope. -- Dave Matthews
It's impossible to change the social without changing the personal - you have to put your money where your mouth is. And if you're not making those challenges at home, it's unlikely you'll make them in a larger setting. -- Carrie Mae Weems
Moreover the incorporation requires the same components needed for protein synthesis, and is inhibited by the same inhibitors. Thus the system is most unlikely to be a complete artefact and is very probably closely related to genuine protein synthesis. -- Francis Crick
When a gently born spinster has little money, her choices are few. She might receive an offer of marriage, but it's unlikely to be from a wealthy man, so she'll have a hard life trying to make ends meet for her growing family. -- Jo Beverley
A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea. It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water. -- C. V. Raman
Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what we are, forming our national identity. A country that does not understand its own history is unlikely to respect that of others. -- Antony Beevor
The story of Harold Fry and his unlikely pilgrimage began as an afternoon play for radio. For many years, I have been writing plays and adapting novels for 'Woman's Hour' and the 'Classic' series. So this was originally a three-hander play, broadcast one sunny afternoon on BBC Radio 4. -- Rachel Joyce
A family living at the poverty level is unlikely to be able to afford a computer at home. Even with a computer, access to the Internet is another significant expense. A child might borrow a book from a public library; but it is not possible to take a computer home. -- Margaret Geller
Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words 'climate change' in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk. -- Jeff Goodell
Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world. -- Adam Braun
I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver. -- Garrison Keillor
Much as I like and admire Richard Dawkins, I do think that to call a book 'The God Delusion' is very worrying because the title implies that if you don't believe in what I believe then you are 'deluded.' That, I think, is a dangerous concept and one that is unlikely to win hearts and minds. -- Robert Winston
Perfect' is about a set-up that looks perfect from the outside - beautiful country house, beautiful wife and mother, everything where it should be - and the deep fissures that, in fact, lie beneath that. 'Perfect' was partly a response to the shock of my first book, 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry,' being a success. -- Rachel Joyce
In constructing the plot and working it out with the proper diction, the poet should place the scene, as far as possible, before his eyes. In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies. -- Aristotle
I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well. -- Patrick Stewart
Highly unlikely but not impossible. -- Suzanne Collins
Your fantasies are unlikely. But beautiful. -- Thom Yorke
I personally believe that war is highly unlikely. -- Kliment Voroshilov
We save our lives in such unlikely ways. -- Neil Gaiman
It is likely that unlikely things should happen -- Aristotle
Nothing has an unlikely quality. It is heavy. -- Jeanette Winterson
Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners. -- Mitch Albom
Where religion is trivialized, one is unlikely to find persecution. -- Charles Krauthammer
Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places. -- Raquel Cepeda
People who need certainty are unlikely to make good entrepreneurs. -- Peter Drucker
Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible. -- Ally Condie
Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible -- Ally Condie
I am unlikely to trust a sentence that comes easily. -- William H. Gass
I'm always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things. -- David Hockney
Fundamental renegotiation is very, very unlikely to produce any significant change -- Vince Cable
Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective. -- Vladimir Putin
The Darkest Minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces. --
So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere ... -- David Lindsay-Abaire
Produce as many ideas as possible. Try to produce unlikely ideas. -- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable. -- Sheridan Smith
It's unlikely that you were a frog in a past life. -- Tenzin Palmo
It is most unlikely. But--here comes the big "but"--not impossible. -- Roald Dahl
Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality. -- Julian Baggini
In infinite space, even the most unlikely events must take place somewhere. -- Max Tegmark
Trying to prioritize among things we're unlikely to do is pretty fruitless. -- Charlie Munger
Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely. -- Steven Knight
Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit. -- S.M. Stirling
How funny it is that the most unlikely person sometimes becomes your ally. -- Simone Elkeles
Getting to number one in the world without a coach is highly unlikely. -- Jim Courier
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It is unlikely that God's plan for the universe includes making you rich. -- Max Gunther
Winning the lottery is winning the lottery. It's highly unlikely and very unusual. -- Lori Lansens
Any man who is only an economist is unlikely to be a good one. -- Friedrich August von Hayek
It's unlikely that you'll create something scarce without doing something risky to get there. -- Seth
An It bag is an It bag, only if you're unlikely to possess it. -- Plum Sykes
Humor, danger and a twisted tangle of unlikely prophecies make for a page-turning adventure. -- Gail Z. Martin
In the heat of battle, heroes emerge, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources. -- Brian Herbert
I'm never impossible. The most I ever allow myself is to be somewhat unlikely. -- Orson Scott Card
It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music. -- Charley Pride
My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event. -- Douglas Coupland
The idea that you will make the right decision every time is very unlikely. -- Dan Ariely
But I said that you could still want something that is very unlikely to happen. -- Mark Haddon
Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim. -- Ovid
Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself. -- Jeanette Winterson
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. -- Barack Obama
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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine. -- Bob Schaffer
What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. -- Robert Fripp
By investing at a discount, Benjamin Graham knew that he was unlikely to experience losses. -- Seth Klarman
I've written poems about gifts. Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places. -- Ama Ata Aidoo
Those [scientists] who dislike entertaining contradictory thoughts are unlikely to enrich their science with new ideas. -- Max Planck
Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely. -- George Gaylord Simpson
At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one. -- Herbert Marcuse
In real life a right-angled triangle is very unlikely to have a square on its hypotenuse. -- H. F. Ellis
When you have eliminated the impossible, what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the truth. -- Arthur Conan Doyle
Jace suggested that the cast of "Gilligan's Island" could go do something anatomically unlikely with themselves. -- Cassandra Clare
I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up. -- J. Michael Straczynski
Use unlikely materials. Who would choose Pnin as hero, but how did we live before Pnin? -- Vladimir Nabokov
Love is ever where the heart will find it no matter how unlikely seems the place. -- John McLeod
It seems unlikely that we're alone in the universe. But I'm pretty sure nobody's hiding any contact. -- David Duchovny
You can never be absolutely certain that anything doesn't exist. But you can show that it's unlikely. -- Richard Dawkins
As long as the peace-makers are armed with assault rifles, it's highly unlikely we'll ever have peace. -- Wayne Gerard Trotman
An unlikely event is likely to happen because there are so many unlikely events that could happen. -- Per Bak
Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dated and once-only collisions between people from different worlds. -- Hilary Mantel
I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge. -- John Major
Music so wishes to be heard that it sometimes calls on unlikely characters to give it voice. -- Robert Fripp
With caution judge of probability. Things deemed unlikely, e'en impossible, experience oft hath proved to be true. -- William Shakespeare
Beware the religion that turns you against another one. It's unlikely that it's really religion at all. -- Joan D. Chittister
If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader. -- Bruce Kovner
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. -- Billy Joel
Russell Crowe as Capt. Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, .. most unlikely. -- Peter Weir
I'm the most unlikely person when it comes to fashion. I don't really have much sense of it. -- Travis Fimmel

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