Quotes About Chance

You need to pick your spots and bet big when you identify them. That's basically my 'Jeopardy!' strategy in a nutshell.

Luck is not scalable. Luck is not a national strategy.

In gambling, you usually start to go wrong when you deviate from your pregame strategy.

I sketched out what I believed to be my optimal strategy for 'Jeopardy:' Play fast, build a stack, bet big, and hope for the best. In my mind, playing a seemingly risky game actually minimizes my chances of losing.

There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.

I ran into Ben McKenzie a couple of times on the streets of L.A., and we hung out one time, and that's it.

I was just picked from the streets to do some acting, and that's how I got started.

You don't usually meet directors on the streets.

There's talent on the streets, kids with ideas who have stories to tell and never get a chance.

There's certainly more chance of me winning 'Strictly' than having an affair with my dance partner, but you know, who knows?

I suddenly received a call from my agent offering me the chance to do 'Strictly' and I had to make the decision within an hour or two. I was doing a different job towards the end of the year so I had to change my plans, but it was a no-brainer.

I'm a firm believer in that you've got to strike the iron when it's hot.

Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.

When you have the opportunity, you strike.

You just don't turn your back on a going business and strike out in a new one if you don't think it has a chance.

The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, But Here or There as strikes the Player goes.

To get syndicated as a comic strip artist is as likely as winning the lottery.

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.

I am incredibly lucky to be alive because one in three people who have strokes don't make it.

The big thing in Ghana is a strong sense that if you failed in your education that was it. There was no system... to give you support later on, there really wasn't much of a second chance so there was a big emphasis in... this is your life chance and you have got to take it.

I just believe strongly that anybody who wants to pursue additional education after high school ought to be given that chance.

But I believe in destiny and strongly feel that certain things are meant to happen and so they will happen.

With Nani, what struck me was his confidence. It has been a revelation. Nani, the most confident actor and it is a pleasure to work with him. Will do a film with him anytime given a chance.

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my dues. I think I have been lucky.