Odds Quotes

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Other pirates leaped over the railing. One, two... seven... thirteen. A bakerâ€™s dozen. Wait, fifteen. Eighteen... Twenty-one. The odds werenâ€™t in our favor. â€œMaybe they… — Ilona Andrews
The trick at every turn was to endure the test of living for as long as possible. The odds of survival were punishingly slim, for… — Elizabeth Gilbert
One of the things I have learned over 26 years in the business is that the most productive place to focus new business efforts on… — Rochelle B Lazarus
To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear… — Marilyn French
If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure… — Winston Churchill
Let us keep before us the fact that, almost without exception, every race or nation that has ever got upon its feet has done so… — Booker T. Washington
Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds. — Mahatma Gandhi
The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty. — Malcolm Gladwell
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. — Ernest Rutherford
Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the… — Charles Lindbergh
Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can… — Walter Lord
We need to get to kids who have no idea what we do. We need to open the doors wide and let them in. There… — Dan Wieden
Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them. — Robert Breault
One doesn't know, till one is a bit at odds with the world, how much one's friends who believe in one rather generously, mean to… — D. H. Lawrence
I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it! — Dean Karnazes
I have always tried to teach my players to be fighters. When I say that, I don't mean put up your dukes and get in… — Bear Bryant
If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As First Lady Michelle… — Arne Duncan
There is a group of entrepreneurs pushing the envelope, government officials that are making significant changes despite the odds, and visionary writers, academics, and colleagues… — Robin Chase
Having won re-election convincingly and against the economic odds, President Obama quickly made good on his promise of maintaining taxes as they are for the… — Kevin O'Leary

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