Quotes About Chance

The impossibility of conceiving that this grand and wondrous universe, with our conscious selves, arose through chance, seems to me the chief argument for the existence of God.

What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak.

Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.

If you fall from a plane onto a river, and survived, it is luck, but if you fall from a plane onto asphalt ground, and survived, then that is a miracle.

You can worship God twenty four hours a day but your destiny depends on the cards he lets you play

The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect.

With all due respect to Microsoft and Intel, there is no substitute for being in the right place at the right time.

Every person is a possibility. The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility.

Mortality is the most romantic story ever told. Just one chance to do everything you should. Then, magically, you move on.

Seize every opportunity along the way, for how sad it would be if the road you chose became the road not taken.

You might not trust me. Please give me a chance and time. I will prove myself for all of you.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

Para quem quer viver... todo lugar se torna o céu. Sempre haverá uma chance de sermos felizes. Contanto que estejamos vivos

We do not collide with our destiny all of a sudden.

To speak of chance is to negate the possibility of any law of cause and effect. Chance is the one final irrationality acceptable to the free will.

So, who asked you to come?' 'Nobody.' '[...] So you're telling me that you rang the bell on the off-chance that a regular glamour-puss like me might be at home?' 'That just about sums it up.' 'You're a lucky man

Most sociopolitical hierarchies lack a logical or biological basis – they are nothing but the perpetuation of chance events supported by myths.

Most sociopolitical hierarchies lack a logical or biological basis – they are nothing but the perpetuation of chance events supported by myths. That is one good reason to study history.

they are nothing but the perpetuation of chance events supported by myths.

Not all people get the same chance to cultivate and refine their abilities. Whether or not they have such an opportunity will usually depend on their place within their society's imagined hierachy. Harry Potter is a good example. Removed from his disinguished wizard family and brought up by ignorant muggles, he arrives at Hogwarts without any experience in magic. It takes him seven books to gain a firm command of his powers and knowledge of his unique abilities.

History has still not decided where we will end up, and a string of coincidences might yet send us rolling in either direction.

Rien n'est plus beau qu'un corps nu. Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme ce sont les bras de l'homme qu'elle aime. Mais, pour celles qui n'ont pas eu la chance de trouver ce bonheur, je suis là.

Being in love, she concluded, is simply the presentation of our pasts to another individual, mostly packages so unwieldy that we can no longer manage the loosened strings alone. Looking for love is like asking for a new point of departure, she thought, another chance in life.

You can always make up in creativity what you lack in good fortune. Playing the game of life is like playing poker. Playing three aces badly won't get you as far as playing a terrible hand well.