Quotes About Chance

Maybe there will always be men who say the right thing at the right time, who step forward like Thespis at just the right moment of history, and then there will be men like Archie Jones who are just there to make up the numbers. Or, worse still, who are given their big break only to come in on cue and die a death right there, centre stage, for all to see

Und allmählich glaube ich, dass Geburtsorte Zufälle sind, dass alles ein Zufall ist. Aber wenn du das glaubst, wohin kannst du dann noch? Was machst du dann? Was ist dann überhaupt noch wichtig? Während Samad mit verstörtem Blick diese Dystopie beschrieb, merkte Irie beschämt, dass das Land der Zufälle sich für ihre Ohren wie das Paradies anhörte. Wie Freiheit.

There's a small thrill in taking a chance

A lot happens by accident in poetry.

For me, everything has always been an accident.

I came into politics by accident. I may go out of politics by accident.

I got into films by accident.

My accident - 15 centimetres right and nothing would have happened; 10 centimetres left and I would not be here.

Is anything accidental?

I am an accidental actor.

My life has been a whole series of accidents, some of them happy, some not.

There's no such thing as accidents.

Everything that happens is according to destiny.

I am accustomed to making the most out of my opportunities.

You have to acknowledge that films that have a strong concept and are easily marketed to people are the ones that stand the biggest chance of success.

Everyone in life has those critical moments in their life when they know that something they did or didn't do would affect their future.

'Ex Machina' was the first film I'd auditioned for. I didn't have an agent.

My aim was always to come back and prove myself because that is the type of character I am. Whether I get the chance is another thing, but I always want to prove myself.

In America, all things are possible.

I am not very ambitious by nature, and movies happened to me by chance.

If I hear about a big match coming up, I'll get anxiety about it, and I'll start thinking about it, like, 'What's gonna happen? Is this my shot?'

The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.

Anything is possible in America, right?

In NBA anything is possible.