"I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance."

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"I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance."

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"We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance."

Arthur Capper, American Politician

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"There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and that is this: If it can be read or viewed with pleasure by adults, then it has the chance to be a great children's film, or a great children's book."

Chuck Jones, American Director

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"With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination, but we didn't know that then."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

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"For the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it."

Emily Bronte, English Novelist

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"I don't give players a chance to hit me."

Eric Dickerson, American Athlete

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"Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve."

Mark Shields, American Journalist

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"We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we should set some sort of date and begin to move out and leave it to whoever takes over."

William Odom, American Soldier

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"More than 150 heads of state attended the UN Summit, giving New Yorkers a chance to get in touch with prejudices they didn't even know they had."

Jon Stewart, American Entertainer

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"I jump at any chance to go back into theater."

Taye Diggs, American Actor

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People

"Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal."

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"If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you."

Deep

"It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes."

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"Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science."

Science

"And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike."

Woman

"If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it."

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"Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire."

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"It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people."

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