My wife married me when the odds were that I'd be a house-painting bouncer for the rest of my days. She has… — W. Earl Brown Copy Share Image
One slip. One slip in thousands. The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn't mattered. — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
I never duck out of a fight; I don't care what the hell the odds are, and I'm rough at times, but… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company. — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
Just keep on going and keep believing in your own original vision, no matter what odds you have to overcome. And especially… — Angelina Maccarone Copy Share Image
Some people do need to be held to account because some of the conduct is so widely at odds with our values.… — Thomas R. Pickering Copy Share Image
There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules, to fight the rising odds? — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
The strongest of all arguments against the interference of the public with purely personal conduct, is that when it does interfere, the… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
She is furious with herself for her own stupidity. Opening herself up like this, voluntarily, to a lifetime of worry and anguish.… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Every generation of humans believed it had all the answers it needed, except for a few mysteries they assumed would be solved… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
I need your help.” Royce looked up as if his head weighed a hundred pounds, his eyes red, his face ashen. He… — Michael J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
I was taught to do math and read at the same time. So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and… — Emily Levine Copy Share Image
Doesn't assuming that an intelligence created these perfect conditions require far less faith than believing that a life-sustaining Earth just happened to… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
You can increase the odds of spotting the weak points in your approach if you really think about the end-to-end business model… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be. — James Holzhauer Copy Share Image
We were the first all-girl band that wrote and played our own stuff. You know, the odds were really against us because… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
There is an art to eavesdropping, but I think to some extent we are all guilty of picking up those little odds… — Susie Dent Copy Share Image
As Members of Congress, we weren't sent to Washington to do what's easy - we were sent here to take action, even… — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
There is a great tradition of independent filmmaking in the U.S. that I absolutely respect. There's some wonderful stuff that comes out… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
All of the major accomplishments that I have made in my career have been in many instances against the odds. — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
A puncher's chance means that anyone has the potential to succeed, whatever the odds or circumstances, if he or she works for… — Bruce Buffer Copy Share Image
And if ten percent of men are gay and twenty percent of men are Chinese, what are the odds that a men… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Always bet on yourself, no matter what the odds are. It means more to be in the race than watching the victory… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go… — J. B. Priestley Copy Share Image
Leadership is about taking charge and influencing others to follow your vision. It's about going against the odds and accepting responsibility for… — Robin Crow Copy Share Image
“The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them but usually ends up with the biggest rewards so it’s always… — Torron-Lee Dewar Copy Share Image
There is, toward the Front, a suspicion of anti-Semitism, and it is totally at odds with the real danger due to mass… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
I faced odds when glaucoma took the bat out of my hands. But I didn't give in or feel sorry for myself.… — Allan Ray Copy Share Image
Giving anyone anything takes courage, since so many presents backfire. A gift conspicuously at odds with your tastes serves only to betray… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all the odds… — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
Marvel's got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it's hard to break through that.… — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
I ignore all the doomsaying nonsense. I'm in a business where the odds of ever earning a living are a zillion to… — Marcia Wallace Copy Share Image
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
Joseph Beringer...dances around behind me singing some poorly rhymed and slightly dirty song about my [racing] odds at my skirts. 'I don't… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It gives me some kind of chance to survive the night." "How are those better odds? If you come back with me,… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I'm not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
The trick at every turn was to endure the test of living for as long as possible. The odds of survival were… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
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