I escaped my destiny. The odds were that I would end up in prison, but I didn't. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
It was even odds that the thing I was the most afraid of didn't actually exist at all. — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it. — Abby Wambach Copy Share Image
It makes no odds where a man goes or stays, if he is only about his business. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I know how to take good ideas and turn them into sensible law at great odds. — Elizabeth Emken Copy Share Image
We were a bonded group of girls, and it was us against the world and us against the odds. — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
My goal is to keep going and reach as far as possible to beat all odds placed before me. — Lauren Wasser Copy Share Image
Statistical high Vegas odds probability is that nothing of any significance will ever happen to you in your entire boring life. — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against… — Desi Arnaz Copy Share Image
“It’s us against them, three against countless thousands. But for some reason, and even though it’s absurd, at that moment I feel… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds but through courage and determination find their heart's desire. — Francis Ray Copy Share Image
Sincerity of conviction and purity of motive will surely gain the day; and even a small minority, armed with these, is surely… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
“Aim at nothing, and you get nowhere. Aim at something, and even in long odds you often get closer than you would… — Erik Wecks Copy Share Image
The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business. — Patricia Clarkson Copy Share Image
When I worry about risks, I worry about the biggest ones, particularly those that are difficult to predict - the ones I… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
The cultural wars of the sixties are over. I've reconciled with those who were my critics and opponents years ago. I was… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Most investors are pretty smart. Yet most investors also remain heavily invested in actively managed stock funds. This is puzzling. The temptation,… — Jonathan Clements Copy Share Image
Creating a family in this turbulent world is an act of faith, a wager that against all odds there will be a… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I have also known some of the world's finest brains and some of these, though passionately fond of chess, have been pretty… — Harry Golombek Copy Share Image
I wanted more of her, & no matter what happened between us, I already knew I’d never forget anything about her. As… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I… — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
In reality, the likelihood of reaching the pinnacle of capitalist society today is only marginally better than were the chances of being… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
For throughout history, you can read the stories of women who - against all the odds - got being a woman right,… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Here you have 22 million Afro-Americans, black people today, catching more hell than Patrick Henry ever saw. And I'm here to tell… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The man who enters combat encased in solid armor plate, but lacking the essential of selfconfidence, is far more exposed and naked… — Robert S. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Boy, that was mean, even by my standards," Maysilee says to me. "You can't choose your parents." "You could reject their business,"… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I stare into a thin, web-like crack above the urinal's handle and think to myself that if I were to disappear into… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
“When you gamble- you win some and you lose some, but you know that the reality is, the odds are in favor… — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
“The odds were so not in my favor. My situation sucked to the messed-up-degree.” — Angela McPherson Copy Share Image
