Quotes about Chance
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Negotiation is often described as the art of letting the other side have your way. You have to give the other side a chance to put stuff on the table voluntarily.
We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms, compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship. But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise that we all have a chance to build a better life for ourselves and our children.
Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.
We've gotta become the Martians. I'm a Martian - I tell you to become Martians. And we've gotta go to Mars and civilize Mars and build a whole civilization on Mars and then move out, 300 years from now into the universe. And when we do that, we have a chance of living forever.
I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
Chemistry is not torture but instead the amazing and beautiful science of stuff, and if you give it a chance, it will not only blow your mind but also give you a deeper understanding of your world.
By going to Pluto, we have a chance to anchor, with real data, models of the early evolution of Earth's atmosphere.
As F1 is a male-dominated environment, you have to prove yourself. And first of all that means being given the chance to prove yourself.
I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and I hoped for a chance to perform as a soloist.
The best part of success is that it got me past the basic survival level of existence so that I was comfortable. I didn't have to worry about stuff pertaining to survival. Once that was taken care of, I got the chance sit down and create and work at what I do.
Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.
The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship.
I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.
It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.
My salary for 'Splash' was $350,000. I got about $800,000 for 'Summer Rental.' So, yes, I thought, 'Well, here's a chance to get some furniture for the house and some clothes for the kids.'
Luck always favours the brave. And you must remember that brave are the people who follow their heart; brave are the people who take chances in life. Which also means you have to say no sometimes. I believe the power of no is greater than yes.
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