Quotes About Chance

Agarro o que passa e quando consigo: são as coisas que vem ter comigo e não eu que vou ter com elas. [sobre a triste circunstância de uma personagem que tem poucas oportunidades na vida]

Não escolhi nada nem estou em situação de escolher. Agarro o que passa e quando consigo: são as coisas que vem ter comigo e não eu que vou ter com elas. [sobre a triste circunstância de uma personagem que tem poucas oportunidades na vida]

If everything was determined by the common human condition, by social and cultural categories, and by chance, it would be useless to reflect on ways to make one's life excellent. Fortunately there is enough room for personal initiative and choice to make a real difference. And those who believe this are the ones with the best chance to break free from the grip of fate.

What I "discovered" was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on

alea is the class that includes all games of chance, from dice to bingo;

competition as their main feature, such as most sports and athletic events; alea is the class that includes all games of chance, from dice to bingo; ilinx, or vertigo, is the name he gives to activities that alter consciousness by scrambling ordinary perception, such as riding a merry-go-round or skydiving; and mimicry is the group of activities in which alternative realities are created, such as dance, theater, and the arts in general.

Chance and necessity are sole rulers of beings who are incapable of reflection.

A good collections firm will evaluate your file when you submit it to them for collections. The "you cannot get blood from a turnip" rule applies here. If it is really ugly and there is no obvious chance of getting a dime, then you are wasting your money moving forward on this previous tenant. A good collections company will tell you it is a waste of money to move forward.

To the naked eye death appears random. To the spiritually inclined it appears ordained.

You see, whenever something unexpected or unthought of falls onto our path, it's always a stepping stone in a journey to a "place" that we have been thinking about, because in time and space, as you well know, there are no accidents

Extraordinary things can happen to ordinary people like you and me, but only if we open ourselves up enough to let them.

That's the funny thing about life. Extraordinary things can happen to ordinary people like you and me, but only if we open ourselves up enough to let them.

When you think about it finding the perfect partner is a bit like a game of pontoon. I mean, you get your cards and you make your decision, do you stick or twist? do you play safe and settle for 19 or do you go all out for 21 even if you might end up bust?

I've been struck by lightning several times. Three, to be exact: once in high school, once in college, the last time afterward. None of them was my wife, by the way. You don't marry the girl who strikes you like lightning, because that doesn't last forever and you never know what you might be left with when it wears away.

If you don't take the shot...you'll never know whether it would have gone in or not.

We can what-if ourselves to death... But what-if never does anybody any good. All any of us ever have...is one thing, and we better make the most of it while we can: What is .

It was the worst kind of fear there was in sports, the kind where you didn't give yourself a chance to do something right--even something great--because you were terrified you might do something wrong.

My favorite part of the game is the opportunity to play.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

If you wait on luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.

We have no choice of what color we are born or who our parents are or whether we are rich or poor. What we do have is some choice of what to do with our lives once we are here

By chance we met, by choice we become friend

He understood why his customers wanted to play something that looked fixed but which also left room for randomness and hope.

Both men had made money from chance and fear and loneliness.