Quotes About Fortune

It was the 13th of the month, and 13 is my lucky number

When the gods amused themselves at a man's expense, they had a tendency to overdue.

I'm a lucky man," he said, so softly now we had to bend in close to hear. "I have been known.

Seguirán sin comprender, seguirán hablando de caprichos de la vida, de avatares de la fortuna o del destino de la persona. No sabe que es absurdo hablar del destino sin relacionarlo con la naturaleza social del mundo en el que uno vive

One wouldn't wish to tempt fate

Sometimes, wonderful, great fortune unexpectedly emerges phoenix-like from the ashes of disasters. Sometimes a crisis is required to spark needed transformation and growth.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of an heir.

Of course none of those men was suitable. Half were after your fortune, and as for the other half—well, you would have reduced them to tears within a month." "Such tenderness for your youngest child," Hyacinth muttered. "It quite undoes me.

How delightful! Dunford had just come into an unexpected inheritance. She rather hoped it was something good. One of her friends had just unwillingly inherited thirty-seven cats.

Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.

I did not inherit a single dime from my father.

I've been very fortunate that I haven't gotten injured a bunch. I try to take care of myself. I think, too, my size gives me an advantage in some ways.

For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries.

I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!

I could have been insecure in 'Yamla Pagla'... if I wanted to be. With three actors who are amazing beyond belief and are a brand themselves, they don't even need me. They made sure that I was part of it. It's about the people whom you meet. They make you secure or insecure. It's their attitude. I have been very fortunate.

My name is Brock and it also means 'broke.' I'm going for broke - I intend to give everything away of everything I have over time.

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

'Vanity Fair' caught me at a very exciting time in my life filled with night clubs, international fashion shows, celebrities and lots of cash to go around. Sometimes things just fall into place. 'Vanity Fair' was one of those things.

One of the advantages I've had as an interpreter - because I'm not a composer - is I've had the fortune of working with great composers. Armando Manzanero, Rafael Perez Botija, Manuel Alejandro. These are the people who have built my career.

Fame and fortune and the interstate is great and fun, but it ain't life.

I always believe that it is destiny and divine intervention that are with me.

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

But Jacaranda had always been lucky.

Do you believe in luck, Ludlow?" I had thought about this more than once in my life. "I believe some poeple are luckier than others."..."Which do you believe in, luck or Destiny?" Joe considered a moment befoe replying, "We make our own luck, Ludlow, by our actions and our state of mind. As such you control your own fate. Oney one thing is certain: None of us can escape the grave.