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Chance Quotes

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

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

Eric Dickerson, American Athlete

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"You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere."

"You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere."

Charles Kettering, American Inventor

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"Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing."

"Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing."

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

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"I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for."

"I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for."

Catherine Crier, American Journalist

Chance, May, Waiting, Will

8

"If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any."

"If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any."

Clarence Day, American Author

Chance, Children, Parents

8

"Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?"

"Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?"

Phyllis Diller, American Comedian

Chance, Housework

8

"In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind."

"In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind."

Louis Pasteur, French Scientist

Chance, Favors, Mind, Observation

8

"I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me."

"I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me."

Traian Basescu, Romanian Politician

Chance, Right, Will

8

"I think this is one of the greatest strengths of this school. Not only do the students go on to achieve great milestones in their own lives, they never forget their roots and the school that gave them the chance they needed to improve their lives and their families' lives."

"I think this is one of the greatest strengths of this school. Not only do the students go on to achieve great milestones in their own lives, they never forget their roots and the school that gave them the chance they needed to improve their lives and their families' lives."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

Chance, Forget, School, Students

8

"What is different is I am giving the kids a chance to train every day. Not only once a day, but sometimes when they do not have school, we will try to do something in the morning too."

"What is different is I am giving the kids a chance to train every day. Not only once a day, but sometimes when they do not have school, we will try to do something in the morning too."

Thomas Dooley, German Athlete

Chance, Day, Giving, Kids

8

"The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve."

"The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve."

Joe Henderson, American Athlete

Chance, First, Running

8

"If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else it was by chance."

"If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else it was by chance."

Anne Bradstreet, American Poet

8

"The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance."

"The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance."

Peter De Vries, American Novelist

8

"My intention here is to make it clear that not a single cell of my composition, here in regard to The Raven, is found by chance or intuition, that the composition moved towards perfection with the precision and inevitability of a mathematical equation."

"My intention here is to make it clear that not a single cell of my composition, here in regard to The Raven, is found by chance or intuition, that the composition moved towards perfection with the precision and inevitability of a mathematical equation."

Maurice Ravel, French Composer

Chance, Intention, Intuition, Perfection

8

"I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial."

"I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

Chance, Court, First, Right

8

"Songs like the Buck Owens tune, for example, are very simple and straightforward, and recording it really gave me a chance to get into and get a sense of Buck's personality, a feel for that whole Bakersfield sound."

"Songs like the Buck Owens tune, for example, are very simple and straightforward, and recording it really gave me a chance to get into and get a sense of Buck's personality, a feel for that whole Bakersfield sound."

Juice Newton, American Musician

Chance, Example, Personality, Sense

8

"At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at thirty-three that one must shoot As often as one gets the rare chance - In killing there is more than commentary."

"At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at thirty-three that one must shoot As often as one gets the rare chance - In killing there is more than commentary."

Allen Tate, American Poet

Chance, Honor, Killing

8

"I've got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn't be standing here talking to you. That's the cold reality of it."

"I've got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn't be standing here talking to you. That's the cold reality of it."

Alonzo Mourning, American Athlete

Chance, Mourning, Reality, Talking

8

"I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be."

"I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be."

Namie Amuro, Japanese Musician

8

"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."

"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

8

"In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you."

"In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you."

Suge Knight, American Producer

8

"You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know."

"You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know."

Carly Patterson, American Athlete

8

"Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few."

"Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

8

"Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery."

"Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery."

Ed Wood, American Director

Chance, Military, Mystery

8

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

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

Taye Diggs, American Actor

Chance, Theater

7

"When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before."

"When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before."

Brian McKnight, American Musician

Chance, Forget, Will

7

"Psycho 11 and III say, in effect, there's no way to survive with a psychological problem. If you've got it, the law can keep you locked up because there's no chance for cure."

"Psycho 11 and III say, in effect, there's no way to survive with a psychological problem. If you've got it, the law can keep you locked up because there's no chance for cure."

Joseph Stefano, American Writer

Chance, Cure, Effect, Law

7

"If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do."

"If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do."

Peter Sarsgaard, American Actor

7

"Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I couldn't improve."

"Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I couldn't improve."

Lorrie Fair, American Athlete

Chance, Months, Practice, Soccer

7

"Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?"

"Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?"

Jimmy Johnson, American Coach

7

"I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth."

"I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth."

Barry Bostwick, American Actor

Chance, Production

7

"We felt like when we went into last year we had a pretty good chance to win the championship from the previous year with the fall we put together. We've got the same everything now, so I think we can come back and be as strong this year."

"We felt like when we went into last year we had a pretty good chance to win the championship from the previous year with the fall we put together. We've got the same everything now, so I think we can come back and be as strong this year."

Sterling Marlin, American Athlete

Chance, Now, Pretty

7

"I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy."

"I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy."

Rosamund Pike, British Actress

Chance, Energy, Marines, Prejudice

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"This party is full of stars. They will all have their chance to shine."

"This party is full of stars. They will all have their chance to shine."

Roger Knapman, British Politician

Chance, Party, Stars, Will

7

"All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else."

"All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else."

Mae West, American Actress

7

"I was notified on July 17 to be ready to start August 7 for an October air date. When we reached the screen we did not have a single segment ready. It was done so fast the writers never got a chance to know what it was all about."

"I was notified on July 17 to be ready to start August 7 for an October air date. When we reached the screen we did not have a single segment ready. It was done so fast the writers never got a chance to know what it was all about."

Jeffrey Hunter, American Actor

Chance, July, October, Writers

7

"It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."

"It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."

Jean Nidetch, American Businessman

Chance, Choice, Destiny

7

"A fool must now and then be right, by chance."

"A fool must now and then be right, by chance."

William Cowper, English Poet

Chance, Fool, Now, Right

7

"But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me."

"But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me."

Jack Youngblood, American Athlete

Chance, Nothing

7

"Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime."

"Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime."

Bobby Scott, American Politician

Chance, Crime, Fight, Giving

7

"I think the University of Texas has the chance to become the finest public university in the country."

"I think the University of Texas has the chance to become the finest public university in the country."

Tom Hicks, American Businessman

Chance, Country, Public, University

7

"It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance."

"It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

7

"Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!"

"Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!"

Davy Crockett, American Explorer

7

"When your parent is a public idol, you never really have a chance to lay that parent to rest."

"When your parent is a public idol, you never really have a chance to lay that parent to rest."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

Chance, Public, Rest

7

"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong."

"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong."

Andy Rooney, American Journalist

Chance, Right, Wrong

7

"Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material."

"Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material."

Ed Pastor, American Politician

Chance, Country, Recycling

7

"If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record."

"If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record."

Gary Cherone, American Musician

7

"When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance."

"When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance."

Eberhard Weber, German Musician

7

"I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game."

"I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game."

Barry Sanders, American Athlete

Chance, Enjoyment

7

"The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me."

"The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me."

Ida Tarbell, American Journalist

Chance, Force, Security, Value

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