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Chance Quotes

"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've never played a hero before so I jumped at the chance."

"I've never played a hero before so I jumped at the chance."

Adrian Edmondson, English Actor

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"And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite."

"And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite."

Umberto Guidoni, Italian Astronaut

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"Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool's paradise when that's the only paradise he'll ever have a chance to enter."

"Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool's paradise when that's the only paradise he'll ever have a chance to enter."

Jessamyn West, American Author

Chance, Fool, Paradise

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"It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance."

"It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance."

Bernard Cornwell, British Novelist

Chance, Day, Folk, Fun

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"I never do anything by chance."

"I never do anything by chance."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

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"We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up."

"We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up."

Eric Heiden, American Athlete

Chance, Day, Party, Rest

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

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

Arthur Capper, American Politician

Chance, Now, State

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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."

"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

Chance, Giving, State

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"You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance."

"You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Chance, Evening, Judgment

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"Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice."

"Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice."

Trevor Brooking, American Athlete

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"Improvisation is too good to leave to chance."

"Improvisation is too good to leave to chance."

Paul Simon, American Musician

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"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

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"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

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"I don't really get a chance to watch much television."

"I don't really get a chance to watch much television."

Will Estes, American Actor

Chance, Television

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"There was a chance for me to write one song for the section where Elvis sat in his black leather outfit and sang the old hits. At eight oclock the next morning I had written Memories."

"There was a chance for me to write one song for the section where Elvis sat in his black leather outfit and sang the old hits. At eight oclock the next morning I had written Memories."

Mac Davis, American Musician

Chance, Memories, Old, Song

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"Black Rock gives us all a chance to heal, to become ourselves."

"Black Rock gives us all a chance to heal, to become ourselves."

Larry Harvey, American Celebrity

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"I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season, I think we have good chance to go all the way."

"I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season, I think we have good chance to go all the way."

Jason Kidd, American Athlete

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"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win."

"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win."

Arnold Palmer, American Athlete

Chance, Effort, Trying

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"Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity."

"Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Chance, Necessity, Universe

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"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

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"If you look closely enough, amid the merciless and the bitter, there is always the chance that you may find comfort and the promise of something good."

"If you look closely enough, amid the merciless and the bitter, there is always the chance that you may find comfort and the promise of something good."

Bob Greene, American Journalist

Chance, Comfort, May, Promise

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"With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get."

"With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get."

Jo Brand, British Comedian

Chance, Children

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"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

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"As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it."

"As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it."

Leo Durocher, American Athlete

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"A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance."

"A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance."

Branch Rickey, American Athlete

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"My job is to give my team a chance to win."

"My job is to give my team a chance to win."

Nolan Ryan, American Athlete

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"He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things."

"He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things."

Edward F. Halifax, British Statesman

Chance, Nothing, Will

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"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

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

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

Wanda Sykes, American Comedian

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"I say if you're going to take a chance on something, you just go full balls to the wall."

"I say if you're going to take a chance on something, you just go full balls to the wall."

Toby Keith, American Musician

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"Right afterwards there was a whole, whole lot of press to do, so the week after, all day, every day, was press so I didn't really get a chance to celebrate."

"Right afterwards there was a whole, whole lot of press to do, so the week after, all day, every day, was press so I didn't really get a chance to celebrate."

Carrie Underwood, American Musician

Chance, Day, Press, Right

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"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

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"I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way."

"I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way."

Carly Fiorina, American Businessman

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"Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start."

"Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start."

Harold Wilson, English Statesman

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"You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance."

"You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance."

Michelle Wie, American Athlete

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"I have never done Cult TV before, the convention was good. It gives the fans a chance to meet the celebrities. Connect with the guy that used to be a bunch of coloured dots on your TV screen."

"I have never done Cult TV before, the convention was good. It gives the fans a chance to meet the celebrities. Connect with the guy that used to be a bunch of coloured dots on your TV screen."

Peter Tork, American Musician

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"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

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"Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place."

"Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place."

John Barrow, American Politician

Chance, Play, Promotion

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"Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been."

"Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been."

Arthur Ransome, British Author

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"I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime."

"I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime."

Anne McCaffrey, American Author

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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."

"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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"But chance has a taste for conspiracy."

"But chance has a taste for conspiracy."

Umberto Eco, Italian Novelist

Chance, Uncertainty, Life, Observation

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"But I was very disappointed that I didn't get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have gotten back but I wanted very much to go because there's not much of a record of the exploits of the first Negro fighter group."

"But I was very disappointed that I didn't get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have gotten back but I wanted very much to go because there's not much of a record of the exploits of the first Negro fighter group."

Gordon Parks, American Photographer

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"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

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"Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!"

"Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!"

Christine Lahti, American Actress

Chance, Eye, Job, Sense

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"I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one's best physical features."

"I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one's best physical features."

Vivienne Westwood, English Designer

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"I just got a call one day from Ringo asking me if I wanted to go out on the tour. It was as simple as that. He was putting together this band and he heard of me in the context of doing this and he gave me a call. I jumped at the chance."

"I just got a call one day from Ringo asking me if I wanted to go out on the tour. It was as simple as that. He was putting together this band and he heard of me in the context of doing this and he gave me a call. I jumped at the chance."

Greg Lake, British Musician

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"Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them."

"Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

Chance, Fight, Opinions

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"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

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