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Chance Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
- Chance does nothing that has not been prepared beforehand.
- The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.
- An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a…
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- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
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- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
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- Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen
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- First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a… — 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… — 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