Quotes about Unlikely

Unlikely things are often true . . . Votes: 6

Courage is found in unlikely places. Votes: 6

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything. Votes: 4

The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Votes: 4

A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie. Votes: 4

It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup Votes: 4

People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like 'unlikely' or 'impossible' don't coexist. Votes: 4

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times. Votes: 4

Human history began with an act of disobedience and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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 Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference. Votes: 3

Unlikely things to see in a Valentine's card - "I may be dyslexic but that doesn't mean I don't vole you." Votes: 3

Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don't get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

Highly unlikely but not impossible. Votes: 0

Your fantasies are unlikely. But beautiful. Votes: 0

I personally believe that war is highly unlikely. Votes: 0

We save our lives in such unlikely ways. Votes: 0

It is likely that unlikely things should happen Votes: 0

Nothing has an unlikely quality. It is heavy. Votes: 0

Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners. Votes: 0

Where religion is trivialized, one is unlikely to find persecution. Votes: 0

Support and encouragement are found in the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

People who need certainty are unlikely to make good entrepreneurs. Votes: 0

Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible. Votes: 0

Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible Votes: 0

I am unlikely to trust a sentence that comes easily. Votes: 0

I'm always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things. Votes: 0

Fundamental renegotiation is very, very unlikely to produce any significant change Votes: 0

Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective. Votes: 0

The Darkest Minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces. Votes: 0

So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere ... Votes: 0

Produce as many ideas as possible. Try to produce unlikely ideas. Votes: 0

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable. Votes: 0

It's unlikely that you were a frog in a past life. Votes: 0

It is most unlikely. But--here comes the big "but"--not impossible. Votes: 0

Indeed, without emotion it seems unlikely we can even have morality. Votes: 0

In infinite space, even the most unlikely events must take place somewhere. Votes: 0

Trying to prioritize among things we're unlikely to do is pretty fruitless. Votes: 0

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely. Votes: 0

Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit. Votes: 0

How funny it is that the most unlikely person sometimes becomes your ally. Votes: 0

Getting to number one in the world without a coach is highly unlikely. Votes: 0

with his customary crooked smile, “are just too unlikely to dwell upon. Votes: 0

It is unlikely that God's plan for the universe includes making you rich. Votes: 0

Winning the lottery is winning the lottery. It's highly unlikely and very unusual. Votes: 0

Any man who is only an economist is unlikely to be a good one. Votes: 0

It's unlikely that you'll create something scarce without doing something risky to get there. Votes: 0

An It bag is an It bag, only if you're unlikely to possess it. Votes: 0

Humor, danger and a twisted tangle of unlikely prophecies make for a page-turning adventure. Votes: 0

In the heat of battle, heroes emerge, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources. Votes: 0

I'm never impossible. The most I ever allow myself is to be somewhat unlikely. Votes: 0

It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music. Votes: 0

My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event. Votes: 0

The idea that you will make the right decision every time is very unlikely. Votes: 0

But I said that you could still want something that is very unlikely to happen. Votes: 0

Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim. Votes: 0

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself. Votes: 0

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Votes: 0

You may choose your friends, but not your unlikely saviors,” Magnus said cheerfully. Votes: 0

It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine. Votes: 0

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. Votes: 0

By investing at a discount, Benjamin Graham knew that he was unlikely to experience losses. Votes: 0

I've written poems about gifts. Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

Those [scientists] who dislike entertaining contradictory thoughts are unlikely to enrich their science with new ideas. Votes: 0

Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely. Votes: 0

At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one. Votes: 0

In real life a right-angled triangle is very unlikely to have a square on its hypotenuse. Votes: 0

When you have eliminated the impossible, what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the truth. Votes: 0

Jace suggested that the cast of "Gilligan's Island" could go do something anatomically unlikely with themselves. Votes: 0

I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up. Votes: 0

Use unlikely materials. Who would choose Pnin as hero, but how did we live before Pnin? Votes: 0

Love is ever where the heart will find it no matter how unlikely seems the place. Votes: 0

It seems unlikely that we're alone in the universe. But I'm pretty sure nobody's hiding any contact. Votes: 0

You can never be absolutely certain that anything doesn't exist. But you can show that it's unlikely. Votes: 0

As long as the peace-makers are armed with assault rifles, it's highly unlikely we'll ever have peace. Votes: 0

An unlikely event is likely to happen because there are so many unlikely events that could happen. Votes: 0

Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dated and once-only collisions between people from different worlds. Votes: 0

I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge. Votes: 0

Music so wishes to be heard that it sometimes calls on unlikely characters to give it voice. Votes: 0

With caution judge of probability. Things deemed unlikely, e'en impossible, experience oft hath proved to be true. Votes: 0

Beware the religion that turns you against another one. It's unlikely that it's really religion at all. Votes: 0

If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader. Votes: 0

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. Votes: 0

Russell Crowe as Capt. Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, .. most unlikely. Votes: 0

I'm the most unlikely person when it comes to fashion. I don't really have much sense of it. Votes: 0

... it is highly unlikely that a structural derangement could produce pain equal in severity to acute muscle spasm. Votes: 0

Lawyers were notorious for finding cases in the most unlikely places, especially ones with huge potential damagers awards. Votes: 0

Beauty exists, even in unlikely places. The key isn't to open your eyes but to open your heart. Votes: 0

If you can't be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything Votes: 0

Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va. Votes: 0

Things that appear unlikely, impossible, or paradoxical from one point of view often make perfectly good sense from another. Votes: 0

With randomness it is very unlikely to be embarrassed, but even if you get embarrassed, you can't replicate it. Votes: 0

It is very unlikely that the computer will displace the books, except in areas where we need information speedily. Votes: 0

It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity. Votes: 0

For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon. Votes: 0

It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure. Votes: 0

People often belittle the place where they were born but heaven can be found in the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

My goal was just to tell the unlikely story in a way that would feel as convincing as possible. Votes: 0

Unless you can begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution. Votes: 0

Why of course it's unlikely!' I said. 'Oh, by far!The awesome-est things in the world often are! Votes: 0

As is typical of this God [of Israel], he calls his people into freedom in the most unlikely place. Votes: 0

People who don't accept that doctrinal system, they may try to survive in the media, but they are unlikely to. Votes: 0

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist. Votes: 0

In my view, the money is poorly spent and given willy-nilly to people unlikely to get on the winning rostrum. Votes: 0

You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen. Votes: 0

Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. There is just too much inspection. Votes: 0

No storyteller has been able to dream up anything as fantastically unlikely as what really does happen in this mad Universe. Votes: 0

If someone is choosing between joining McKinsey or your startup it's very unlikely they're going to work out at the startup. Votes: 0

Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people. Votes: 0

Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car. Votes: 0

Anything at all is possible. Some things are unlikely. Some things will never happen. But they always could, at any time. Votes: 0

Despite the obvious qualifications of all of Jesse's other sons, God appoints the unlikely David to become the king of Israel. Votes: 0

And I didn't tell mom what happened. She'd already warned me that bad things could hide in the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. Votes: 0

A neat and orderly laboratory is unlikely. It is, after all, so much a place of false starts and multiple attempts. Votes: 0

A job is just a job at the end of the day, and work sometimes comes from the most unlikely places. Votes: 0

My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an unlikely hero to connect to. Votes: 0

It's not unlikely that God would lie that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie. Votes: 0

I always say nothing you can imagine is totally impossible. It might be unlikely, but that's as far as I'll go. Votes: 0

But if you consider all the unlikely things together, at least one of them will probably happen to each of us. Votes: 0

Yeah, there's some unlikely beasts in the world, and it's best to stay near the ones that you've bought drinks for. Votes: 0

I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and 'wiry.' Votes: 0

When I left home, my mum said "Don't forget to write", I thought, "That's unlikely"... It's a basic skill isn't it... Votes: 0

It was official. I now wanted to murder a ghost, a notion I'd discarded as unlikely only twenty minutes before. (Cat) Votes: 0

We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains. Votes: 0

Miracles are instantaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments and to those who least expect them. Votes: 0

Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding. Votes: 0

It is highly unlikely that an airplane, or fleet of them, could ever sink a fleet of Navy vessels under battle conditions. Votes: 0

If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful. Votes: 0

Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon. Votes: 0

It's unlikely that machines would spontaneously decide they didn't like people, or that they had goals in opposition to those of human beings. Votes: 0

You run risks. That's the plain truth. You run risks and, even in the most unlikely places, you are subject to destiny's whims. Votes: 0

Choose your allies carefully: it's highly unlikely that you'll ever be held morally, legally, or historically accountable for the actions of your enemies. Votes: 0

I just became fascinated with how complex and unlikely the universe is and life is and Catholicism gives me an answer to that. Votes: 0

In the short run and for decisions unlikely to have broad impact, it may be more cost effective to use just one expert. Votes: 0

I believe in the uncommon, the unusual and unlikely, even the miraculous. I believe in nearly all things except impossibilities. That I can't fathom. Votes: 0

Mother Angelica is proof that we are not limited by other's perceptions, and that God sometimes calls the most unlikely people to great things. Votes: 0

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else. Votes: 0

I'm very good at deconstructing. I'm a very good troubleshooter for why something is unlikely to work. And most everything is unlikely to work. Votes: 0

I think perhaps love thrives on unlikely circumstance and chance : life thrives on these principles, and is life not love? And love not life? Votes: 0

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else. Votes: 0

Insight that dawns slowly seems to me to have more lasting effects than a fitful idealism, which is unlikely to hold out for long. Votes: 0

If you don't like what you're doing, it's unlikely anyone else will either, so be sure you are happy with your own work first. Votes: 0

Because I'm short and slim, I can identify with somebody who's an unlikely fit for something and desperately wants to be part of it. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Things exist either because they have recently come into existence or because they have qualities that made them unlikely to be destroyed in the past. Votes: 0

Honestly, my character doesn't have much in common with Harry Potter besides the fact that he's an unlikely hero who's thrown into a huge situation. Votes: 0

An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The more we love, and the more unlikely people we love, the more we resemble God - who, after all, loves ornery creatures like us. Votes: 0

High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar." Votes: 0

High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar. Votes: 0

It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to repay their loans. Votes: 0

While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity. Votes: 0

With the destruction of history, contemporary events themselves retreat into a remote and fabulous realm of unverifiable stories, uncheckable statistics, unlikely explanations and untenable reasoning. Votes: 0

Once in a while there are things the brain simply refuses to accept as being true because they appear too improbable, too unlikely, too preposterous. Votes: 0

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? Votes: 0

Economists' unanimity that bad business is ahead is the most reassuring news possible. It's very unlikely that this will be the one time they're right. Votes: 0

If elephants didn't exist, you couldn't invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense. Votes: 0

The Zionist Tulsa Jew who's pugnacious is a reality. I grew up around it. And I think it's really, really funny and surprising and unlikely. Votes: 0

Siblings tend not to care much about boundaries and borders. Having worn each others' T-shirts, it's unlikely that they'd go to war over a border. Votes: 0

Simply cutting the taxes for America's wealthiest families is clearly not creating the needed new jobs, and that strategy is unlikely to succeed in the future. Votes: 0

I told him last Monday that I felt the way things were going it was unlikely that I would be able to vote for the legislation. Votes: 0

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." Votes: 0

I guess sometimes the greatest memories are made in the most unlikely of places, further proof that spontaneity is more rewarding than a meticulously planned life. Votes: 0

Even after all this time, I keep forgetting that heroes can be found in unlikely places and persons -- like mechanics who can turn into coyotes. Votes: 0

Human uploads have such a natural advantage over present-day people in the environment of space, it's exceedingly unlikely flesh-and-blood beings will ever engage in interstellar travel. Votes: 0

Now, science cannot completely exclude the possibility of supernatural explanation. It is possible - though very unlikely - that our whole world is controlled by elves. Votes: 0

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself? Votes: 0

Gardening is about cheating, about persuading unlikely plants to survive in unlikely places and when that trick is well accomplished the results can be highly satisfying. Votes: 0

It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs. Votes: 0

Visit your local supermarket or retail chain. You'll experience a lot of visual stimulus, but it's unlikely that your other senses will encounter any compelling messages. Votes: 0

An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you. Votes: 0

Self-condemnation means speaking against one's own success. If can't stop confirming your incompetencies for what you are competent for, you are unlikely do pursue your true purpose. Votes: 0

We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War on Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over. Votes: 0

Sometimes the newly Marked go into shock. The good news is, if this happens to you, you are unlikely to notice, because you will be in shock. Votes: 0

It is possible to move to an enlightened state of mind from a lower bardo or level of awareness. It can happen, but it is extremely unlikely. Votes: 0

I believe if you're not a very curious person by nature, its unlikely you'll become rich at all or make it to the top. Smart is curious. Votes: 0

Basketball has taught me that no matter how unlikely something is, if you set a goal, and follow after that goal with all your heart, anything is possible. Votes: 0

Write a novel if you must, but think of money as an unlikely accident. Get your reward out of writing it, and try to be content with that. Votes: 0

The West can only try to destroy Russia and China internally, through horrendous sets of tricks, propaganda and toxic lies. But now even such a scenario is unlikely. Votes: 0

We have all had serendipitous moments - the most unlikely meetings out of nowhere - that can happen when we have this quality of deep acceptance towards ourselves. Votes: 0

Sarah, honey, I hardly think kidnappers are going to take the time to buy a memento of their stay. I could be wrong, but it seems rather unlikely. Votes: 0

Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time. Votes: 0

God deliberately chooses weak, suffering and unlikely candidates to get His work done, so that in the end, the glory goes to God and not to the person. Votes: 0

Structure is important in film, but there's often structure to be found in the most unlikely of places! It's quite possible to build a structured story and retain idiosyncrasy. Votes: 0

The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears." Votes: 0

What finally scuppered Napoleon's Europe was of course the fatal combination of the English Channel and the Russian winter; the same unlikely partnership that also did for Hitler's Europe. Votes: 0

Innovation is usually the result of connections of past experiences. But if you have the same experiences as everyone else, you are unlikely to look in a different direction. Votes: 0

I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does not seem to me very unlikely that the suffrage will be granted to women. Votes: 0

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 irises of children's eyes. Votes: 0

That's what you get for telling the truth. Someone calls you a liar. Most people will accept a likely lie to an unlikely truth. In fact, they prefer it. Votes: 0

Any regeneration project that fails to put environmental and social benefits at its very heart is unlikely to achieve anything more than a very short-lived spasm of spurious prosperity Votes: 0

White Collar' is a show about the unlikely pairing of an FBI agent and an ex-con solving smart, glamorous, interesting and provocative crimes in a sometimes very funny way. Votes: 0

Not long after I got my test pilot qualification, I realised there was no manned space flight programme in the U.K., and there was unlikely to be one. Votes: 0

Success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure. Votes: 0

Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul. Votes: 0

I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track, so it becomes like an orchestra of sounds. Votes: 0

Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.' I'm addicted to secondhand bookshops. Votes: 0

Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul Votes: 0

The recent market run-up that appreciated run-of-the- mill shares also chanced to send up those token gold holdings. Pure luck, undeserved and unlikely to reoccur. Good questions outrank easy answers. Votes: 0

I ended up realizing that NASA was unlikely to get me into space, or get me to the moon or beyond, and I needed some other way to drive this. Votes: 0

Comedy is the slave of time. What seemed funny then is unlikely to seem funny now, just as what strikes us as funny now would not have seemed funny then. Votes: 0

No one has yet discovered any warlike purpose to be served by the theory of numbers or relativity, and it seems unlikely that anyone will do so for many years. Votes: 0

Change is no modern invention. It is as old as time and as unlikely to disappear. It has always to be counted on as of the essence of human experience. Votes: 0

Finding a master of the dark art of ninjutsu in modern westernized Japan seems as unlikely as finding an active practitioner of the magic of Merlin in contemporary industrialized England. Votes: 0

My colleague Bill Keegan has written a very short book ('Saving the World?') on an unlikely topic - he is the first economist to try to rehabilitate Gordon Brown. Votes: 0

People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard. Votes: 0

So I think rather than being attracted so much now to working with my heroes, I'm sort of more attracted to working with completely unlikely strangers because it's more exciting really. Votes: 0

Ah. My story. Are you certain you wish to hear it? It is long, unlikely, and remarkably unedifying -- shameful, even, to come from a minister's lips. Blasphemous, too, properly regarded. Votes: 0

Will Herman Cain become the first black President that I acknowledge? I call him a dark horse because he's an unlikely candidate who surged forward, and not because he's a horse. Votes: 0

Freedom is unlikely to be lost all at once and openly. It is far more likely to be eroded away, bit by bit, amid glittering promises and expressions of noble ideals. Votes: 0

I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're Lou Reed, you're unlikely to become a country singer. Votes: 0

If you lose interest in the dharma, then you might be reborn in a place where you are unlikely to meet with the dharma. And then you're completely off the path. Votes: 0

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 was a passion unscathed by disappointment. Votes: 0

Ursula Nordstrom was famous for finding artists in unlikely places. Maurice Sendak was a window designer, and she just came across one of his windows. Everyone was looking to find a talent. Votes: 0

It was totally unrealistic to think that because there had been wildly unlikely coincidences in the immediate past, that there would be more wildly unlikely ones turning up in orderly succession. Yet... Votes: 0

The idea that He would take his attention away from the universe in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds is just so unlikely I can't go along with it. Votes: 0

i'm never going to understand the Barrani." "You needn't sound so morose, Lord Kaylin. They are unlikely to understand you either." "Yes, but I'm unlikely to try to kill them for fun. Votes: 0

There is scarcely a page of the Bible on which an open mind does not perceive a contradiction, an unlikely story, an obvious error, an historical impossibility of one sort or another. Votes: 0

Money is the driving force of Hand to Mouth, the lack of money, and all those true stories about strange things in The Red Notebook, coincidences and unlikely events, surprise, the unexpected. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It was hidden inside another book. One Valentine was unlikely to ever open." Magnus smiled crookedly. "Simple Recipes for Housewives. No one can say your mother didn't have a sense of humor. Votes: 0

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance. Votes: 0

Suicide is possible, but not probable; hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely; for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will have become civilised enough to abolish capital punishment. Votes: 0

You need a string of successes behind you to buoy that self-image; otherwise, you have a terribly negative attitude about yourself and it is very unlikely you are going to succeed at anything. Votes: 0

a heart may be lifted up and cast down in the same moment, as sometimes sunshine comes while rain is falling and builds upward in the sky tall reaches of misty, unlikely beauty. Votes: 0

It is very unlikely that Uganda will face a chaotic scenario similar to that in Syria or other places. Incidentally, doctors, scientists, engineers and nurses are highly sought after and find jobs immediately. Votes: 0

While my six-song EP is unlikely to set any sales records, it's one of my biggest personal achievements - on par with starting my own company. On par with selling my own company. Votes: 0

Oak trees come out of acorns, no matter how unlikely that seems. An acorn is just a tree's way back into the ground. For another try. Another trip through. One life for another. Votes: 0

I think the James Bond thing has sailed. But of course I would want to be a Bond villain. They are great parts. I think it's highly unlikely, but one can always dream. Votes: 0

It's very unlikely that a writer is going to make a living by writing. So then the question is: how do you balance work, life, and writing? If you find out, please tell me. Votes: 0

Until it's understood to involve justice for those in poverty, a future for generations yet unborn, and a commitment to the rest of creation, it's unlikely we'll be able to overcome the status quo. Votes: 0

When I am thickening my plots, I like to think 'What if ... What if ... ' Thus my imagination can move from the likely, which everyone can think of, to the unlikely-but-possible, my preferred plot. Votes: 0

Will you succeed because you are more well-rounded than others? Because you fit in better than everyone else? Bloody unlikely. We succeed when we are trusted to be the best at what we do. Votes: 0

You may have expected that enlightenment would come ZAP! instantaneous and permanent.This is unlikely.After the first ah ha expereince, it can be thougth of as a thinning of a layer of clouds. Votes: 0

This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure. Votes: 0

The Tale of Despereaux is the story of an unlikely hero, a mouse, who falls in love with a princess and then must save her. It's a triumph of the human spirit, via a mouse. Votes: 0

Either God is alive, in which case he'll deal with us as he sees fit. Or he is dead, in which case he was never alive, it being unlikely that he died of old age. Votes: 0

A head start is rarely large enough to matter, and time spent in stealth mode-away from customers-is unlikely to provide a head start. The only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else. Votes: 0

You're unlikely to discover something new without a lot of practice on old stuff, but further, you should get a heck of a lot of fun out of working out funny relations and interesting things. Votes: 0

Put a man on the brink of the abyss and - in the unlikely event that she doesn't fall into it - he will become a mystic or a madmanWhich is probably the same thing! Votes: 0

Less racist now but it has been. I don't think it's been completely stamped out. There's a class element to it. And who's supposed to do what. You're very unlikely to get a gay grip. Votes: 0

E-readers are changing the way we read, and the author is now required to get out there and be a kind of showman, an unlikely role for introspective people used to working in their pajamas! Votes: 0

Life is so unlikely, so rare and beautiful an opportunity it is to live, we must be on constant guard to ensure that our actions are worthy of the life it takes to perform them. Votes: 0

I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places … In the most unlikely places I will bless your efforts and reward your perseverance with small indications of your victory. Votes: 0

...I suddenly realized what small towns are. They are places where you grow up with the peculiar-you live next door to the strange and the unlikely for so long that everything and everyone become commonplace. Votes: 0