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

— George G. Simpson

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Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will. ↗

— Peter Singer

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Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty around the world and help save the lives of children or adults who are likely to die if we don't increase the amount of aid we are giving. ↗

— Peter Singer

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In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're likely to get no solution, so I think you have to have some kind of ethical trump on some of those issues. ↗

— Peter Singer

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My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues. ↗

— Peter Singer

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I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton. ↗

— Stellan Skarsgard

#beautiful #child #eighth #energetic #good

Of the fellows least likely to be president, you'd have to vote Jack No. 1. ↗

— George Smathers

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The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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It is more likely that more than a century will pass before we know the structure of the chemical atoms as thoroughly as we do our solar system. ↗

— Johannes Stark

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It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

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