[In the case of research director, Willis R. Whitney, whose style was to give talented investigators as much freedom as possible, you… — Irving Langmuir Copy Share Image
I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments. — Edmond H. Fischer Copy Share Image
There's a kind of luck that's not much more than being in the right place at the right time, a kind of… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
The house ghost is usually a harmless and well-meaning creature. It is put up with as long as possible. It brings good… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“If you are lucky, one day you'll get the chance to have your life defined by how much you loved and were… — Iain S. Thomas Copy Share Image
I dreamed about these moments, and I think I hoped I would have them, but you don't know. So when the lucky… — Katherine Heigl Copy Share Image
We bring our preparation to the table, and opportunity may present itself, and if you are well prepared, you can seize opportunity… — Michael Mann Copy Share Image
“Success is not just about talent or luck — it's about seizing the moment.” — Itayi Garande Copy Share Image
You may have a barrelful of luck tomorrow. If so- fine. But don't expect it, and most of all, don't sit around… — Herman Lay Copy Share Image
Life has been some combination of fairy-tale coincidence and joie de vivre and shocks of beauty together with some hurtful self-questioning. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
Fess up, 'Hunger Games' fans: Does anyone care about Peeta or find him attractive? He's the Ron Weasley of the series: he… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
I report the assault on nature evidenced in coal mining that tears the tops off mountains and dumps them into rivers, sacrificing… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
I think there's an incredible luck or skill for a 45-year-old man to draw like a three-year-old. — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many. — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
Just my luck, if I believed in luck. I only believe in the opposite of luck, whatever that is. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Long experience has told me that to be criticized is not always to be wrong. — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
“If you ain't native to a place, you have a better chance of becoming a gentleman in it.” — George Lamming Copy Share Image
Seth trotted over to Kendra. Bringing good luck as usual It was a weak pass okay — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
“Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]” — Marcus Valerius Martialis Copy Share Image
Take a moment from time to time to remember that you are alive. I know this sounds a trifle obvious, but it… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I always found it rather pathetic that as a photographer I would be dependent to such a large extent on sheer luck...… — Pedro Meyer Copy Share Image
Treat yourself like a fat person with aches and pains and a suitcase full of excuses, and good luck-you'll stay exactly where… — Chalene Johnson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of weenie American actors, and a lot of foreign actors are having the luck. — Jeffrey Dean Morgan Copy Share Image
“Coincidences give you opportunities to look more deeply into your existence.” — Doug Dillon Copy Share Image
It's kind of a lost art form, the musical, in a way, so when 'La La Land' came around, I couldn't believe… — Jessica Rothe Copy Share Image