There is luck in chess. My opponent was lucky that he was playing against an idiot. — James M. Loy Copy Share Image
“Nothing appears on them by chance or simply because it looks pretty.” — Carina Axelsson Copy Share Image
Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind. — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
Beast had once informed me that humans were hunters only by luck and because they had opposable thumbs. — Faith Hunter Copy Share Image
Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
You don't believe me?" Jace asked. "Fine. Go ahead. Kiss me right now." Alec stared at him in horror. "Exactly. Despite my… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all; a few drops… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
It is ourselves alone that make our days lucky or unlucky. Away, then, with a vain prejudice, the invention of the priesthood,… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“Researcher Richard Wiseman, in his article “The Luck Factor,” says that if you are an apple picker and you keep coming back… — Shawn Achor Copy Share Image
If one did not have at least a little luck, one would never survive childhood. But luck can be spent, like money;… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as coincidence, Topper. It is always, always your enemies conspiring against you." (from How to Succeed in… — Patrick E. McLean Copy Share Image
When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck. — Chad Kroeger Copy Share Image
I just said let's get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
All of us are already civilian soldiers, without knowing it...The great stroke of luck for the military class's terrorism is that no… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
Joy is what makes life worth living, but for many joy seems hard to find. They complain that their lives are sorrowful… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Good luck with everything. Oh, the world will treat at least half of you like half a person at best, not worth… — Jardine Libaire Copy Share Image
But you're not really allowed to complain about any of this, You're just supposed to be grateful. And obviously-I get it. You're… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
I write intuitively, and with most of my plays, I don't know what is always going to happen. This means I can… — Christopher Durang Copy Share Image
“To believe in luck, you must believe that the universe is a roulette wheel and that instead of paying out to us… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
But we're not humanity, we're just one culture - one culture out of hundreds of thousands that have lived their vision on… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
