Chance Quotes

6711 Chance quotes by 4117 unique authors

Enjoy yourself, drink, call the life you live today your own; but only that, the rest belongs to chance. — Euripides
Among all the occurrences possible in the universe the a priori probability of any particular one of them verges upon zero. Yet the universe exists;… — Jacques Monod
Man at last knows that he is alone in the unfeeling immensity of the universe, out of which he emerged only by chance. Neither his… — Jacques Monod
Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Chance generally favors the prudent. — Joseph Joubert
We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned. — Ugo Betti
Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what… — James Levine
Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he… — Joseph Campbell
There is a strong chance that siblings who turn out well were hassled by the same parents. — Robert Breault
Keep these concepts in mind: You've failed many times, although you don't remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost… — Sherman Glenn Finesilver
When you feel depressed, it helps to actively change your environment. Go and do something different. Martin Luther conquered his depression by going outside to… — R C Sproul
My intention here is to make it clear that not a single cell of my composition, here in regard to The Raven, is found by… — Maurice Ravel
We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey or miss a chance to… — Gloria Gaither
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work… — H. M. Tomlinson
Every phenomenon, however trifling it be, has a cause, and a mind infinitely powerful, and infinitely well-informed concerning the laws of nature could have foreseen… — Henri Poincare
I cannot anyhow be contented to view this wonderful universe, and especially the nature of man, and to conclude that everything is the result of… — Charles Darwin
It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science… — Wernher von Braun
Science is complex and chilling. The mathematical language of science is understood by very few. The vistas it presents are scary-an enormous universe ruled by… — Isaac Asimov
Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be… — Eric Hoffer
If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own… — William Gilbert
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Give me a chance, says Stupid, and I will show you. Ten to one he has had his chance already, and neglected it. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Taking risks gives me energy. — Jay Chiat
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. — Max Eastman
Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the… — Louis L'Amour

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