Unlikely Quotes

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

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.

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."

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.

People who need certainty are unlikely to make good entrepreneurs.

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

In the beginning I just was dreaming about working in fashion at all, no matter what the role would be, and it just seemed so unlikely. I was living in San Diego and it seemed so far away.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

I think it's very unlikely that we're going to see a trade war between the United States and Mexico because it's in nobody's interest to see a trade war.

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

Nothing has an unlikely quality. It is heavy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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