Quotes About Chance

I am writing this as a profession of faith: I believe in a divine providence; I also believe in God's wisdom and goodness; I trust in his ways, even though they may seem matters of chance. It is not the mighty of the earth who determine the course of history. They think they are the movers, and they are moved.

A million million spermatozoa, All of them alive: Out of their cataclysm but one poor Noah Dare hope to survive.

Someone responding to intuition, to chance and fortune, often can't explain himself well.

De cada mil personas que pasen por esa puerta -decía- acaso nos conmueva solamente una. Del mismo modo, quizá solo una entre las mil tenga a bien impresionarse con nosotros. La cuenta es sencilla: sin contar las percepciones engañosas y desilusiones posteriores, la posibilidad de un amor correspondido es de una en un millón.

Salzman percibió la invasión de otro pensamiento usurpador: ¿Es el azar el nombre de nuestra ignorancia o el universo contiene episodios impredecibles?

First time's a fluke; second time's a coincidence," said Velius. "Third time's tradition," finished Erik.

Luck can be bad as well as good,

Games–like life–are all about waiting for chances and then pouncing on them.

Sometimes, unexpected things can happen.

I only came to give you a second chance.

It seems to be law inflexible and inexorable that he who will not risk cannot win. JOHN PAUL JONES

True Ease in Writing comes from Art, not Chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call;She comes unlook'd for, if she comes at all.

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense;The sound must seem an echo to the sense.

All nature is but art, unknown to thee;All chance, direction which thou canst not see;All discord, harmony not understood;All partial evil, universal good;And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite,One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.

All nature is but art unknown to thee; All chance direction, which thou canst not see; All discord harmony not understood; All partial evil universal good; And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, 'Whatever is, is right.

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, whatever is, is right. ARGUMENT

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good.

I cannot afford to waste any chance that comes my way.

This is what I think about poverty: why waste the potential of people? You never know what you've got going in society unless you give people a chance.

People ask me do I want to do my coaching badges. Why? You're not given a chance, so no. I wouldn't be looking forward to doing my coaching badges. It's a waste of time.

I wouldn't have wasted a lot of time pursuing music. I was very lucky that my first demos got accepted.

Chance is the one thing you can't buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life, spending a lot of time, you pay for it with time, not the wasting of time but the spending of time.