Fortunate Quotes

905 quotes by 787 authors

I told him the truth, that I loved him and didn't regret anything about our lives together. But do we ever 'tell the truth, the… — Richard Russo
To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and… — Malcolm Gladwell
It is for this reason that rationality is of supreme importance to the well-being of the human species...even more, in those less fortunate times in… — Bertrand Russell
If you are a success in life, there are places you must go and pay to be humiliated. It is an unwritten law that human… — Jonathan Carroll
Love is not breathlessness; It is not excitement; It is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being â€œin loveâ€, which… — Louis de Bernieres
That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be… — Confucius
I decide that sometimes definitions are wrong. Even if they're written in a dictionary. Identities aren't always separate and distinct. Sometimes they ARE wrapped up… — Mary E. Pearson
I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune:… — Marcus Aurelius
If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people… — L. Frank Baum
Youâ€™re a slave? (Eleni) I was. Iâ€™m sorry. I shouldnâ€™t have come here. (Acheron) Take your cloak off and sit, Acheron. Youâ€™ve done nothing to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Why do women want to dress like men when theyâ€™re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms?… — Tasha Tudor
We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. A careful, fortunate few… — Haruki Murakami
Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean. Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor, and in the… — Unknown Author
Will: "Nice place to live, isn't it? Let's hope they left something behind other than filth. Forwarding addresses, a few severed limbs, a prostitute or… — Cassandra Clare
That anyone should need to write a book advising people to "eat food" could be taken as a measure of our alienation and confusion. Or… — Michael Pollan
If there is one regret that I have had in my life, it is that I never fathered any children. There are times, when I… — Derek Landy
No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate, that's the way the world is. — Chaim Potok
Love itself is what is left over when being "in love" has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. — Louis de Bernieres
A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should… — Lee Child
When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate. — Ann Landers

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