Chance Quotes

6711 Chance quotes by 4117 unique authors

What excites and interests the looker-on at life, what the romances and the statues celebrate, and the grim civic monuments remind us of, is the… — William James
If our government won't spend the money to protect New Orleans sufficiently today, what are the chances we will spend the money to protect dozens… — Joseph J. Romm
Theirs [the Beatles] is a happy, cocky, belligerently resourceless brand of harmonic primitivism... In the Liverpudlian repertoire, the indulged amateurishness of the musical material, though… — Glenn Gould
We have the chance to build this new energy economy in ways that reflect our deepest values of inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity for everyone. — Van Jones
What is commonest and cheapest and nearest and easiest is Me, Me going in for my chances, spending for vast returns, Adorning myself to bestow… — Walt Whitman
Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming… — Henri Nouwen
To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is impossible to do… — Nhat Hanh
I think we should all live on the precipe of life, as fully and as dangerously as possible. Everyone should make the assumption that they're… — Edward Albee
I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's… — William Peter Blatty
It’s the combination of improbability with an independently given pattern that discredits chance. — William Lane Craig
Wind back the tape of life to the early days of the Burgess Shale; let it play again from an identical starting point, and the… — Stephen Jay Gould
Most people think that faith means believing something; oftener it means trying something, giving it a chance to prove itself — Henry Ford
I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant… — Constance Baker Motley
You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and… — John Legend
The good news - and it is largely good news - is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to… — Tom Peters
If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong. — Joe Biden
The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of chance, occupation, or… — Heber J. Grant
The purpose of work is to give people a chance to utilize and develop their faculties; to enable them to overcome their ego-centeredness by joining… — E F Schumacher
Have fun, work hard and money will come. Don't waste time - grab your chances. Have a positive outlook on life. When it's not fun,… — Richard Branson
From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much - the love of my family, the faith and trust… — Eliot Spitzer
I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If… — Mary Pope Osborne
Being the owner of Dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day,… — Elwyn Brooks White
Art is a creation of a higher order than a copy of nature which is governed by chance.... By the elimination of all muddy colors,… — Paul Signac
That, in essence, is the catastrophe of suicide for those who survive: not only the loss of someone, but the loss of the chance to… — Andrew Solomon
A man can't ask for much more than the chance to make a difference in his chosen field of work. Politics is my vocation. I'm… — Jean Chretien

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