Lottery Quotes

170 quotes by 152 authors

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating,… — Scott Adams
There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain lottery tickets I… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Greed arises only because your present moment is empty, and to live in an empty moment hurts very much. To forget it you project greed… — Rajneesh
One may well find oneself beginning to doubt whether all this could conceivably be the product of an enormous lottery presided over by natural selection,… — Jacques Monod
I have always felt that the great lottery of life is unfair. The fact is that I was thrown up on the stage of life… — Tim Costello
Although it's easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket... it's part-ownership of a business. — Peter Lynch
The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography… — Bryan Stevenson
The trouble with conspiracies, even those that are to everybody's advantage in the long run, is that they are open to abuse. If manipulators really… — Richard Dawkins
The good news is that going blind is not going to make you as unhappy as you think it will. The bad news is that… — Daniel Gilbert
I've been really lucky to get on shows that stay on. It's one thing to book a show, and it's like winning the lottery again… — Coby Bell
I used to buy lottery tickets every week until I realised you could watch it on TV for nothing. — Jimmy Carr
I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in… — Hailee Steinfeld
You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Some people manage to find… — Kylie Minogue
I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There's the chance a regular Joe could walk… — Lara Spencer
That paper money has some advantages is admitted. But that its abuses also are inevitable and, by breaking up the measure of value, makes a… — Thomas Jefferson
If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, 'tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in… — John Dryden
You entrust your money to banks, God entrusts His money to you. How would you feel if the bank took your money and used it… — Tony Evans
I hate when models say 'Oh, plastic surgery is just a wrong thing. What are you talking about? You won the genetic lottery. You look… — Tyra Banks
After all, your chances of winning a lottery and of affecting an election are pretty similar. From a financial perspective, playing the lottery is a… — Steven Levitt
The visa lottery system poses a national security threat. Under the program, each successful applicant is chosen at random and given the status of permanent… — Bob Goodlatte

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