Quotes About Chance

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

Despite what you hear about the publishing industry being a fixed game that you can only get in if you know somebody, I'm here in person to tell you it ain't so. If your stuff is really any good, sooner or later some editor will take a chance on you.

In the newspaper business, I was in the last generation before the arrival of the personnel manager. You were hired by editors - and editors who would take a chance on what they perceived to be talent and not hire a resume.

One of the things I've learned that has made me very successful, I think, as a scientist in general, sometimes you just have to take a chance.

Managers are under pressure and maybe don't want to take a chance on a young player.

For me as an actor, I oftentimes wish producers would take a chance and cast me against type, and they often don't, so when you get a chance, you do it. At least I do.

I was lucky enough to take a chance on Arsenal.

The stuff I did in 'Rescue Me' was great. It gave me the opportunity to play comedy, and Denis Leary was the first one to take a chance with me. And from that experience, we had a comedy pilot that we did that I was going to play the lead in. And then 'Person of Interest' came along. They're all new experiences.

I had been asking the universe and God to send me a way for me to help me. Show business has been so wonderful to me, and it came in the form of that. It's just so funny how things come into your life, and if you take a chance on them, it might give you a brand new life.

In the early '70s - a very good time for children's books and their authors - editors and publishers were willing to take a chance on a new writer. They were willing and able to invest their time in nurturing writers with promise, encouraging them.

Playing it safe isn't fun; you have to take a chance.

When I left I knew I was gonna go back to WWE. But I needed to go because whatever I was doing wasn't working. I needed to take a chance on myself and get better. The only way to do that was take some risks and go somewhere.

You never know when your time is going to come, if it's going to come, so when it does, you have to take advantage of it.

Take advantage of the opportunities that come before you in life.

I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.

Sometimes in life, you're not always given a second chance, but if you do, take advantage of it, and go out with a bang!

Basketball is a short period of time, and you've got to take advantage of it.

I think you always have to keep your eye open and take advantage of anything that may come your way.

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

Whenever the coach gives me minutes, I'll try to take advantage of them.

I can tell you that I'm getting open and I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

I don't believe in getting lucky, I never have - luck is actually being ready to take advantage of an opportunity when it arises because you have the skill set you need and the drive and determination to do it.

In the NFL, you have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get, and if you don't, you'll usually lose.

When you get to the big games you never know when you are going to be back so you've got to try as best as you can to take advantage of those opportunities.