“God's prayer-line is not a wheel of fortune or lottery for the indolent.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Exceptional results arrive only when exceptional people put in exceptional effort. It never arises by accident or good fortune. — Peter Thomas Copy Share Image
Let us sit and mock the good huswife Fortune from her wheel, that her gifts may henceforth be bestowed equally. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune...” ― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar” — Lisa M. Collins Copy Share Image
A family business in cinema is not necessarily creative. It is generally about prolonging your family fortune. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
So you see, in the end, it is nearly certain that the power of prediction must triumph over the arrogance of elegance. — Robert Haugen Copy Share Image
But evil fortune has decreed, (The foe of mice as well as men) The royal mouse at last should bleed, Should fall… — Michael Bruce Copy Share Image
Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
My one big rule for the over-40s is don't try to dress like an 18-year-old. It's possible to be 'on-trend' when you're… — Twiggy Copy Share Image
The contempt of riches in the philosophers was a concealed desire of revenging on fortune the injustice done to their merit, by… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's… — Patrick Warburton Copy Share Image
I loved those movies from the eighties, movies like 'Working Girl,' 'Nine to Five,' 'Outrageous Fortune,' 'The Heat,' 'Bridesmaids,' 'Pitch Perfect,' and… — Camille Perri Copy Share Image
I had the great good fortune of working with Christopher Plummer, Frances Sternhagen, and Arthur Hill early in my career, and it… — David Morse Copy Share Image
Do all the other things, the ambitious things-travel, get rich, get famous, innovate, lead, fall in love, make and lose fortunes...but as… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Hopefully, I will emerge more shining. If I have that good fortune, if I am blessed in that way - and I… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Man wants to make certain about the future,about tommorow--which cannot be done. Let it sink as deeply in your heart as possible,… — Osho Copy Share Image
It is always a disappointment to turn from forthright consideration of some subject - whether from the Left or the Right, a… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
The failure and the success both believe in their hearts that they have accurately balanced points of view, the success because he's… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I joined a very male-dominated profession back in 1986. I wanted to work with big multinational Fortune 500 companies, but you don't… — Cathy Engelbert Copy Share Image
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
Some things the legislator must find ready to his hand in a state, others he must provide. And therefore we can only… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
This is one of the take-home messages for me: we just walk around with this narrative in America that everybody wants to… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
“At the end of the street was a large glass box with a female mannequin inside it, dressed as a gypsy fortune… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
