I am not carrying on a war of extermination against the Romans. I am contending for honor and empire. My ancestors yielded… — Hannibal Copy Share Image
“Be always at work scraping the dirt from the well. To everyone who suffers, perseverance brings good fortune. The Prophet has said… — Rumi Muhammad Jalal ud Din Balkhi Copy Share Image
It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the… — James MacArthur Copy Share Image
I am the same person as always and I have the good fortune to play in a great team. It was an… — Lionel Messi Copy Share Image
“We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
“I don't trust good fortune that comes so easily. There is always a price to be paid, Frannie. Always." He gave her… — Lorraine Heath Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
“Always having what we want may not be the best good fortune Health seems sweetest after sickness, food in hunger, goodness in… — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
“How few things good fortune prizes!' Yes, the day you are fortunate is also the day when you are the most unfortunate,… — D. T. Niane Copy Share Image
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift… — Proverb Copy Share Image
After 'Born to Run,' I had a reaction to my good fortune. With success, it felt like a lot of people who'd… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Coincidence and good fortune call me beyond the thoughts Ive known to soar like a bird and shine like a shooting star.… — Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom Copy Share Image
I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Writers are always envious, mean-minded, filled with rage and envyat other's good fortune. There is nothing like the failure of a close… — Peter Carey Copy Share Image
Man is a rational animal. So at least we have been told. Throughout a long life I have searched diligently for evidence… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Jewish history has been tragic to the Jews and no less tragic to the neighboring nations who have suffered them. Our major… — Samuel Roth Copy Share Image
With a modest amount of looks and talent, and more than a modicum of serendipity, I've managed to stretch my 15 minutes… — Robert Vaughn Copy Share Image
...great difficulties are felt at first and these cannot be overcome except by starting from experiments .. and then be conceiving certain… — Christiaan Huygens Copy Share Image
All alike, you men. You only want the satisfaction of being through with us first, that's all. So far I've had the… — Greta Garbo Copy Share Image
When you don't have crazy ambitions, you're always happy just kind of getting by. Our expectations were always kept low. And so… — Ty Burrell Copy Share Image
I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable: the delights of the flesh and the delights of… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
“But try to remember that loss is an incredible stroke of luck. Yes, luck. For loss carries with it two truths: that… — Camille Pagán Copy Share Image
“Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune. Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor… — The American Poetry & Literacy Project Copy Share Image
I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like… — Edith Widder Copy Share Image
“But fortunate means that a man has assigned to himself a good fortune: and a good fortune is good disposition of the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Envy is a mistake that just keeps on giving. Obviously we suffer a little when some misfortune befalls us, but envy requires… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
“. . . What a pleasant life could be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortune,… — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about… — Karen Kain Copy Share Image
