Quotes about Chance

“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.”

“Sometimes you just have to be happy you get one chance in life and not worry too much about whether you get two.”

“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.”

“As an owner, you have a choice. Do you want to adopt a vision that you think is real sharp and real cutting edge and could get you from good to great - has a chance - or do you want to just say the organization is not about that, and we're not going to try to adopt a new coaching philosophy and vision.”

“When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.”

“A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.”

“In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.”

“In 1984, when I was a rookie member of the House, there was a bill introduced to make Martin Luther King's birthday a state holiday. It didn't have a chance. As time passed, though, more and more states adopted the holiday. Finally, after about five years, we passed it and, I think, almost unanimously. As I said, change is slow and hard.”

“How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.”

“Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.”

“Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.”

“I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there did I have a chance to really experiment and see how far I could stretch; I went maybe a little too far in certain directions.”

“I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations - that's why we got married really quickly.”

“An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing.”

“It's really different without the fans, because there is less atmosphere, no screaming after every corner or chance. But the positive is you can communicate with each other. You can speak with each other. You can hear what the coach is screaming on the touchline.”

“Give yourself a chance. Now, everyone can't play basketball. But find something you're interested in.”

“As leaders, I think we have to give people in many places a chance to have success, not continue to put those people down.”

“First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.”

“Taking risks gives me energy.”

“It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.”

“Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.”