Elon Musk

If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.

South African Businessman

John F. Kennedy

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

American President

Flea

The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things.

Australian Musician

Lionel Messi

Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example.

Argentinian Footballer

Donald Rumsfeld

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.

American Politician

Richard Hamming

If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.

American Mathematician

Fridtjof Nansen

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

Norwegian Explorer

Ginger Zee

I was, am, and likely forever will be a huge mess.

American Scientist

Robin Leach

I am the most unlikely star in the world.

English Writer

J. R. R. Tolkien

English Novelist

Use 'likely' when predicting future events based on current evidence.

Predictive Use

'Likely' adds a sense of detachment compared to saying something is certain.

Emotional Distance

As an adverb, 'likely' is less formal than 'probably' but still common in spoken English.

Informal Prediction

Using 'more' or 'less' before 'likely' adjusts the degree of certainty.

Variability of Surety

This usage implies there's some evidence pointing to a conclusion.

Implication of Evidence

'Likely' suggests a high chance but not absolute certainty.

Not Certainty

When referring to suitability, it suggests someone or something is a fitting choice.

Suitability

'Likely' can indicate a preferred option when comparing alternatives.

Comparative Assessment

 and they go like this when they raise their hand. I notice a couple of things about this. One, you're not going to be surprised. It seems to be related to gender. So women are much more likely to do this kind of thing than men. Women feel chronically less powerful than men, so this is not surprising. But the other thing I noticed

Your body language may...

 Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.

The benefits of a...

 And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, will make heart attacks less likely, too. Heart attacks may be common, but they don't have to be inevitable. A healthy diet, avoiding tobacco use, staying fit, and enjoying plenty of sleep and lots of laughter

What happens during a...

 first, to detect food that's gone bad. And second, because the more variety we have in our diet, the more likely we are to get all the nutrients we need. To keep that variety up, we need to be able to recognize a new food, and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods.

How sugar affects the...

 with chimpanzees they had many ape-like traits such as a small cranial capacity. However fossils show that some ancient hominins were also beginning to show human-like characteristics such as small canines that were likely used more for eating and not for hunting or fighting.

Human Origins 101 PIPE...

 an immigrant within various disciplines fusing unlikely worlds and cultures and this is it helped me to embrace dualities in my own life and in my work and many of the work I'll be sharing with today wouldn't be possible had I

My life as an outsider PIPE...

 young are more likely to survive it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful

Ferocious Dinosaur...

 Three out of five chicks have made it. Without such a dramatic start in life, it's unlikely any of them would have even got this far.

Baby Chick Jumps Off...

 Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.

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