Chance Quotes

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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do,… — Adam Arkin
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and… — Darren Aronofsky
If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not left to chance. — Norman Ralph Augustine
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen
Chance is an element of life. What I try to do is study what I call the mechanics of reality as carefully as I can. — Paul Auster
The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we… — Paul Auster
First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life. — Oksana Baiul
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. — Abigail Adams
In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good… — Ansel Adams
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing. — Honore de Balzac
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. — Ernie Banks
Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model… — Tyra Banks
Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible. — Javier Bardem
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. — Henry Adams
Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column. — Dave Barry
Producing is so exciting because you can enable things to happen, whether it's like discovering a filmmaker who you're taking a chance on, protecting a… — Drew Barrymore
Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it… — Glenn Beck
A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits than the woman… — Ezra Taft Benson

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