You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
'Striker' is a story of the human spirit triumphing over all odds. — Padmapriya Janakiraman Copy Share Image
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“You have to have faith, even against seemingly insurmountable odds.” — Kyle L. Coon Copy Share Image
“If something is important enough, you do it even if the odds aren't in your favor.” — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
“I know that the chances for success are slim. [...] But odds are mathematical formulas calculated to give people a reason not… — Jude Watson Copy Share Image
Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour. — Fran Drescher Copy Share Image
You take a fraction of reality and expand on it. It's very seldom totally at odds with the facts. It's shaving a… — Frank Snepp Copy Share Image
Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
But even in your world it’s a byword. Men will fight bravely and be heroes, but for last-ditch defense against any odds…… — Diane Duane Copy Share Image
The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
Obama invented himself against all odds and repeated parental abandonment, and he worked hard to regiment his emotions. But now that can… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I am beginning to think of the human imagination as a fruit machine on which victories are rare and separated by much… — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
If you set out in a spaceship to find the one planet in the galaxy that has life, the odds against your… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I didn't know the odds were so stacked against me. I went for TV shows and never got them. But I kept… — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of… — Julia Serano 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
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
Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by… — Nguyen Qui Duc Copy Share Image
So don't stop moving forward. For a while, you may feel as though you're taking two steps forward, one step back. And… — Robyn O'Brien Copy Share Image
... I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's… — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
And last, my mom. I don’t think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were 18 years old.… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
It's difficult to really be an artist nowadays. People are just on another page. You have a society that needs you to… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
And yet, in each human coupling, a thousand million sperm vie for a single egg. Multiply those odds by countless generations, against… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
To be true to one's self is the ultimate test in life. To have courage and the sensitivity to follow your hidden… — Flo Hyman Copy Share Image
We thought that the odds of things working OK were up in the upper 90 percent or we wouldn't have gone. But… — John Glenn Copy Share Image