Best 2144 quotes in «chance quotes» category

There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

There is nothing in life so irrational, that good sense and chance may not set it to rights; nothing so rational, that folly and chance may not utterly confound it.

There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same state or principle in which you are; a transfusion takes place; he is you, and you are he; then is a teaching; and by no unfriendly chance or bad company can he ever lose the benefit.

there isn't enough of anything as long as we live. But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance prevails.

There is really not that much improvisation in my films. There is an acceptance of a chance.

There is small chance of truth at the goal, where there is not childlike humility at the starting-post.

There is something in us, somehow, that, in the most degraded condition, we snatch at a chance to deceive ourselves into a fanciedsuperiority to others, whom we suppose lower in the scale than ourselves.

Theres a certain truth that you do end up making the same film again and again so if you vary the genre you have a chance of breaking that cycle.

There’s a 30% chance that it’s already raining.

There's a better chance of a brokered convention than any time in our lifetime.

There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

There's a lot of money in doing score music. You can get a chance to get nominated for an Oscar.

There's always a chance. Anything can happen.

There's a lot that I'd love to do. I haven't had a chance to really show the breadth of my talent, so I look forward to that.

There's always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.

There's always the chance you could die right in the middle of your life story.

There's a reason why every successful person in Hollywood has like seven or eight projects up in the air at any point. It's like a 90 percent chance for each project that it'll never happen. Every project has about a 10 percent chance of getting made, unless you're like a Quentin Tarantino or somebody who just gets whatever they want to get done. But those are the rare cases.

There's been someone up here screaming 'Landslide' for the whole show... Normally we don't play 'Landslide,' but on occasion we've been known to play it... So since this person's been screaming it all show long... That just about kills the chances of me playing it tonight, or ever again.

There seems to be a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done everything by chance.

There's good chances and bad chances, and nobody's luck is pulled only by one string.

There's going to be good plays that happen and bad plays that happen, but at the end of the day, when you have the chance to hit a big play, you have to hit it.

There's lots of opportunities out there in life, but if you never put yourself out on a limb and take chances you'll never dare to be great at anything.

there's no chance at all: we are all trapped by a singular fate.

There's no more film; now everything's digital. I welcome this. It's fantastic for me to have a new chance.

There's no such thing as chance, it's all preordained.Lik e KISMET.

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

There's no such thing as no chance.

There's not enough Ice Cubes out there. There's not enough Ice Cubes getting a chance to do their thing.

There's not going to be a 'Rescue Me' movie. Not a chance.

There's nothing you can do about the past. But, you can do a great deal about your future. You don't have to be the same person you were yesterday. You can make changes in your life -- absolutely startling changes in a fairly short time. You can make changes you can't even conceive of now, if you give yourself a chance.

There's not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.

There wasn't much around. After the shows, we would go to an Italian restaurant that a friend of ours owned and so I didn't get a chance to see much. Actually, that holds true of most places I've been.

There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.

The Round-Up is a wonderful community celebration, and I greatly enjoy the chance to visit with residents and see so many families enjoying the festivities offered throughout the week.

There were endless ways to spend your days, I knew that, none of them right or wrong. But given the chance for a real do-over, another way around, who would say no?

The struggles I'm facing, The chances I'm taking, Sometimes might knock me down, But no, I'm not breaking.

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to.

The situation is perilous, but there is still one chance of escape.

The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking.Sometimes they knock me down, but, no, I'm not breaking.I may not know it, but these are the momentsI am going to remember most, just got to keep going.

The secret of contentment is never to allow yourself to want anything which reason tells you you haven't a chance of getting.

These things do not happen by chance. There is much less luck in public affairs than some suppose.

The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.

The succession of thoughts appears in time, but the gap between two of them is outside time. The gap itself is normally unobserved. The chance of enlightenment is missed.

The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people's chances to enjoy theirs.

The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law.

The testing process usually happens when we least expect it, thereby catching you off guard and giving you no chance to display anything by your real personality.

The thing about photography is that every day is a new day, even if you are working on the same story, because every day you have got a chance to correct what you did the day before, and try to take it a bit further or a bit back.

The thing is that honestly we haven't had an audience. And we have a chance to have an audience now. Which is great because I think we've sort of evolved as a band to the point where I think we might actually be interesting to go see.

The thing is, the future happens. Every single day, like it or not. Sure, tomorrow is risky, frightening and in some way represents one step closer to the end. But it also brings with it the possibility of better and the chance to do something that matters.