Odds Quotes
563 quotes by 489 authors
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new…
— Hannah Arendt
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I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are…
— Neil Armstrong
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I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the…
— Tammy Baldwin
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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
— Bill Bradley
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who…
— Richard Branson
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I found that if I offered to cook for a girl, my odds improved radically over simply asking a girl out. Through my efforts to…
— Alton Brown
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The odds are definitely better on getting the right job than getting a good partner for life. Someone who will grow with you. Someone to…
— Mika Brzezinski
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A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds.
— Herb Caen
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If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in the sense that people always…
— Nick Cave
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All religions are pieced together out of elements which seem so at odds with reason that any intelligence laughs at them.
— Pierre Charron
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Courage is rarely reckless or foolish... courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.
— Margaret Truman Daniel
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If I could offer but one helpful hint to young Hoosiers hoping to better their odds for success in life, I would simply note the…
— Richard Lugar
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The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to…
— Benny Hill
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Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement,…
— Robert Foster Bennett
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I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the ball is supposed…
— Reggie Miller
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The greatness of our Army has always been the ability of our soldiers who serve in the ranks to rise to the challenge against the…
— Julius W. Gates
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Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in…
— Joyce Brothers
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Many changes have taken place but one change remains the same that is your Task & Duty . You are required to ensure the security…
— Sam Manekshaw
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A deep man believes that the evil eye can whither, the heart's blessing can heal, and that love can overcome all odds....
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odds where you put him, or what you show him . .…
— Henry David Thoreau
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