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"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

3

"For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with."

"For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

Chance, Rights, Shadows, Tyranny

3

"I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that."

"I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that."

Barry Levinson, American Director

Chance, Television

3

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

Euripides, Greek Poet

3

"You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance with the Stones."

"You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance with the Stones."

Bill Wyman, British Musician

3

"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

3

"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

3

"It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die."

"It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die."

S. I. Hayakawa, American Politician

3

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

William Jennings Bryan, American Lawyer

Chance, Choice, Destiny

3

"In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed."

"In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed."

William Ernest Henley, English Poet

Chance, Circumstance

3

"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

3

"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

3

"I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me."

"I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me."

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

3

"I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid."

"I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid."

Brian May, English Musician

3

"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

3

"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

3

"Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column."

"Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

Chance, Fact, Reading

2

"One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance."

"One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance."

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian Musician

2

"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

2

"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

2

"Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful."

"Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful."

Ric Ocasek, American Musician

2

"I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg."

"I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

Chance, Charity, Golf

2

"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

2

"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

2

"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

2

"When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'"

"When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'"

Vince Cable, British Politician

Chance, Company, Future, Job

2

"Alabama farmers want a chance to complete fairly in Japan, but they can't if the Japanese won't let us in."

"Alabama farmers want a chance to complete fairly in Japan, but they can't if the Japanese won't let us in."

Mike Rogers, American Politician

2

"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

2

"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."

"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

Chance, Children, Film, Pleasure

2

"There's a pretty good chance that you're going to go down when you're on a motorcycle or if you're sky diving or whatever, but that happened before I even got this job, and I haven't sky dived since."

"There's a pretty good chance that you're going to go down when you're on a motorcycle or if you're sky diving or whatever, but that happened before I even got this job, and I haven't sky dived since."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

Chance, Job, Pretty, Sky

2

"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

2

"Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in."

"Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in."

Sydney Smith, English Clergyman

Chance, Giving, Talk

2

"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

2

"The vice president had a bargaining asset, however, that no ordinary person has: He was next in line to the presidency. I saw no chance that he would resign first, then take his chances on trial, conviction, and jail."

"The vice president had a bargaining asset, however, that no ordinary person has: He was next in line to the presidency. I saw no chance that he would resign first, then take his chances on trial, conviction, and jail."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Chance, Conviction, First, Presidency

2

"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

2

"Detroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie."

"Detroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie."

Edward Furlong, American Actor

2

"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

2

"The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later."

"The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

Chance, Now, Suicide

2

"The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up with something quite geometric or the spirit that I was interested in, indulging in, was gone."

"The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up with something quite geometric or the spirit that I was interested in, indulging in, was gone."

Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist

Chance, End, Spirit

2

"We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance."

"We must, from here on in, all go down the same path... There may not be another chance."

Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

2

"If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance."

"If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance."

Mark Haddon, English Novelist

2

"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

2

"I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive."

"I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive."

Theodore Bikel, Austrian Actor

Chance, Fighting, Language

2

"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

2

"In front of us was not a line but a fortress position, twenty miles deep, entrenched and fortified, defended by masses of machine-gun posts and thousands of guns in a wide arc. No chance for cavalry!"

"In front of us was not a line but a fortress position, twenty miles deep, entrenched and fortified, defended by masses of machine-gun posts and thousands of guns in a wide arc. No chance for cavalry!"

Philip Gibbs, British Journalist

Chance, Deep, Machine

2

"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

2

"We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock."

"We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Chance, Children, Style, Want

2

"He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things."

"He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things."

George Savile, English Politician

Chance, Nothing, Will

2

"You can't be pregnant in leotards, and this is the last chance for us to get our bodies into the shape of concert dancers and capture it with the magic of film."

"You can't be pregnant in leotards, and this is the last chance for us to get our bodies into the shape of concert dancers and capture it with the magic of film."

Patrick Swayze, American Actor

Chance, Film, Magic

2

"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

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