“It is more than possible; it is probable.”

“It is quite possible--overwhelmingly probable, one might guess--that we will always learn more about human life and personality from novels than from scientific psychology”

“Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.”

“I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.”

“Many Christians don't want to hear this, but the reality is that there are lots of other explanations for what happened to Jesus that are more probable than the explanation that he was raised from the dead. None of these explanations is very probable, but they are more probable, just looking at the matter historically, than the explanation of the resurrection. … Historians can only establish what probably happened in the past, and by definition, miracles are the least probable of occurrences.”

“If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.”

“Of that there is no manner of doubt—
No probable, possible shadow of doubt—
No possible doubt whatever.”

“The plow has probably done more harm — in the long run — than the sword.”

“It is probable that democracy owes more to Nonconformity than to any other single movement.”

“If the sociologist has a role, it is probably more to furnish weapons than to give lessons.”