Best 2144 quotes in «chance quotes» category

Alas, by the time Fate caught up with my life, Chance had it all planned.

A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation.

A little wisdom is indeed possible; but this blessed security have I found in all things, that they prefer--to DANCE on the feet of chance.

All chance, direction, which thou canst not see

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the mere result of chance and temperament.

All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump's election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton. And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.

All good ideas arrive by chance.

All my life I've believed that men and women have equal capacities and talents...consequently there should be equality in life's chances.

All my mates are at university, and it's a life I haven't had a chance to enjoy, so it's great to turn up and sample a bit of it.

All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good.

All of life is an announcement of who we are. The only question is whether this proclamation will be made by choice or by chance.

All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.

All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.

All the blues greats took chances and developed their own style. They didn't copy.

All newspaper writers have heard that the stuff they compose today has an excellent chance of being used to wrap tomorrow's mackerel.

All it takes is one drink to mess with the way you drive - it clouds your judgment and slows your reflexes. Don't take any chances. It just isn't worth it.

A lot of my best friends are the best person for the job in a film, but sometimes being a filmmaker I'll give a buddy a chance to prove himself. Other times I want to go with a tried-and-true person. It can absolutely cause problems.

A lot of people dont get second chances.

Almost all the people who’ve had the most effect on me I seem to have met by chance, yet looking back it seems as though I couldn’t but have met them.

A lot of people, given the chance, would blow up everything, and you and me.

Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness.

A lot of the routes cornerbacks have to defend are quick underneath routes, so it's tougher to get a chance to track the ball on those.

Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance.

A lucky chance is constant in nothing but inconstancy.

All of our children have so much potential. All of our children deserve a chance at life.

Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?

Am I jealous? he thought, astonished. Jealous of the chance object to which she has attached herself? Jealous of something that does not concern me? One can be jealous of a love that has turned away, but not of that to which it has turned.

Among the aimless, unsuccessful or worthless, you often hear talk about 'killing time.' The man who is always killing time is really killing his own chances in life. While the man who is destined to success is the man who makes time live by making it useful.

An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day.

... a mysterious intersection of chance and attention that goes well beyond the existential surrealism of the 'decisive moment'.

An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances. Put him out.

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing.

And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of me

And at any moment it all ends with a heartbeat…just one heartbeat, and there’s no more time. One heartbeat and the chance to be saved is gone. One heartbeat and there’s no more choosing—it’s all sealed for eternal life or eternal death.

And you let go of your chance.

Always say how you feel because you never know if you'll get the chance again.

An entrepreneur starts at square one and is not afraid to take chances to get to square one hundred and one

Another flashing chance at bliss Another kiss, another kiss

An interviewer once asked me to discuss my collaboration with Elmer Bernstein, and precisely why I chose to work with him. My first thought was: How could I not work with Elmer, when I had the chance? Simply put, he's the best there is-the very best.

Animals have sections in their stomachs which enable them to digest food without mastication, but human beings are supposed to chew their food before they swallow it down... So chew your food and give your salivary glands a chance to function!

An uprising of the reasonable is our only chance.

An unsuccessful manager blames failure on his obligations; the effective manager turns them to his own advantage. A speech is a chance to lobby...a visit to an important customer a chance to extract trade information.

Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.

Anyone who minimizes the importance of success to your future has given up on his or her own chances of accomplishment and is spending his or her life trying to convince others to do the same.

Another chapter closes before it has the chance to begin

Any opportunity to share my experiences and help someone, I jump at the chance to do it. At this point in my life, I'm not nervous to share anything. Someone has to be real and completely transparent, why not me?

Anyone with a point of view loves it when they sway someone who disagrees with their point of view. I don't think that's a noble endeavor, though. And I don't think, as an endeavor, you really ever have a chance.

Any chance beats no chance.

A 'penchant for telling the truth' can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor's wife.

Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that'