Quotes About Chance

I'll admit that the idea of being adored for nothing but my face and my body has had an occasional appeal, in the way winning the lottery does. The difference is that I have a much better chance of winning the lottery.

I mean it. Stop laughin'. How'm I gonna be able to surprise anybody with skunk smell all over me? It'll probably never come out of my leather vest or my hat. Dumb animal just ruined my chance of sneak—" He broke off, clamping his jaw tight.

Have you ever thought that if one thing hadn't happened, a whole set of things never would have either? Like dominoes in time, a single event kicked off an unstoppable series of changes that gained momentum and spun out of control, and nothing was ever the same again. Don't ever doubt that a mere second can change your life forever.

If we get lucky, it will grow hair.

Life was a mixture of coincidence and hopes that often ran out in the sand.

Yet there seemed to be some truth in the law of probability, according to which the chance of success is directly proportionate to the number of repetitions.

That's when I tossed a coin. If it came up heads, I'd take on Sakamochi and... If the coin came up tails, I decided I'd take part in the game.

Fate has a way of getting what she wants, no matter how we try to avoid it.

believing in the magic of life, the power of hope, the cosmic sanity of chance and change, and the unmistakable power of love.

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

Beri aku kesempatan. Kali ini dengan cara yang tepat.

Chances were high my mom could do one of those Jason Bourne neck twists and Bambi would be on the way to heaven.

I want to change. I know I could if you give me another chance." I couldn't even laugh. He had gone for pitiful and passed right through it to pathetic. "If you want to change, you'll do it on your own.

James: I think people pretty much determine their fates. I think people choose their lives. Lucy: I don't know. I think sometimes things happen to people that are beyond their control. Things that they don't want to happen. James: I know what you're saying. Sometimes random shit happens, but for the most part, people are where they are in life because they chose to be there.

That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by.

You will learn that a lot of things are possible.

The revelation is this: don't wait for some revelation. We make our own luck.

The principle of equal chance is of such sensitivity that any serious doubt about the loyalty of all participants already renders the principle's application impossible. For it is self-evident that one can hold open an equal chance only for those whom one is certain would do the same.

Some behavior is more probable, other behavior more improbable.

We usually speak of probability when we do not have all the data.

All of us, whether or not we are warriors, have a cubic centimeter of chance that pops out in front of our eyes from time to time. The difference between an average man and a warrior is that the warrior is aware of this, and one of his tasks is to be alert, deliberately waiting, so that when his cubic centimeter pops out he has the necessary speed, the prowess, to pick it up.

Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true.

All triumphs are made of the same stuff: the right support, the right team, the determination to achieve the goal, lots of really hard work. And all triumphs are much more about choice than they are about chance.

I guess I've always been attracted to people who stand out as individuals - people who are adventurous and take chances.