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Quotes About Outcome

It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.
~ Graham Taylor
I want to do good for Israel. My philosophy is let's do good stuff, and let's see what happens. And que sera, sera.
~ Naftali Bennett
Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
~ Johan Cruyff
My job is to do what's best for my client. I'm always going to take the same risk that they take. The beauty about this business is that I'm not a defense lawyer. So you don't pay me and I get you two years when you were facing 10, and I still get paid and you go to jail. That's not the way it works. When they do well, I do well.
~ Rich Paul
Interestingly that some of the characters did not turn out the way Jim and Allen had envisioned them.
~ Mary Tyler Moore
I win over Anthony Johnson six out of seven days. But, the only thing that wasn't supposed to happen, happened.
~ Alexander Gustafsson
The result is often disappointing, but the process is highly exciting.
~ Francis Bacon
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.
~ Francis Marion
Upstairs will pull the plug.
~ Frank DeMarco
Traffic stops rarely yield contraband, and when they do, it is in such small amounts that the most common outcome is a ticket. Just 12 percent of searches lead to the discovery of a large enough amount of contraband to merit arrest.
~ Frank R. Baumgartner
Which came out of the opened door—the lady or the tiger?
~ Frank Stockton
If I had known it was the end, would I have done it any different?
~ Frank Warren
Fran grounded out to the pitcher. Max popped a weak single to right field. Brendan struck out swinging. But the Tigers hopes for a winning season were down to the last out.
~ Fred Bowen
When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.
~ Frederick Douglass
Los proyectos mejor urdidos por ratones y por hombres, como el poeta escocés podría haber dicho, terminan a veces pareciéndose a la merienda de un perro chiflado. El
~ Frederick Forsyth
He who survives will see the outcome.
~ French proverb
Planmässig vorgehende Menschen wollen ein bestimmtes Ziel erreichen. Der Zufall trifft sie dann am schlimmsten, wenn sie durch ihn das Gegenteil ihres Ziels erreichen: Das, was sie befürchteten, was sie zu vermeiden suchen (z.B. Ödipus).
~ Friedrich Durrenmatt
A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn
~ Friedrich Durrenmatt
I destini, considerati a posteriori, sono logici
~ Friedrich Durrenmatt
Solutions come from focusing on where you want to be, not whats right in front of you.
~ Brandon A. Trean
Aim for the sun. That way if you miss, at least your arrow will fall far away, and the person it kills will likely be someone you don't know.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Yes, yes. Aim for the sun. That way if you miss, at least your arrow will fall far away, and the person it kills will likely be someone you don't know.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Lem nodded. "It is. But a terrible idea executed brilliantly has to be better than a brilliant idea executed terribly. I mean, look at pelicans.
~ Brandon Sanderson