Quotes About Fortune

For even though the rest of the city--no, the rest of the country--starved and searched fruitlessly for work and slept in a humpy in the park, society's finest could still squander their money however they saw fit. The unemployed, they would say, were lazy. If they worked harder, they'd do as well as Mr. Harry Moneypants was doing, who'd earned his vast fortune by having the foresightedness of selecting rich parents, who had, in their time, also cleverly selected rich parents.

Wishing that a lucky star continues to shine for you and lights up this

Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance.

the fundamental difference between luck and a wheelbarrow; only one of them was designed to be pushed.)

I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn't work if you push it.

the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn't work if you push it.

Vieles kann geschehen. Auch das Unverhoffte.

it was my destiny.", FADE by Kailin Gow

If we are ever to meet once more shall we sing together and tell our tales? May all things good and wonderful be ever at your feet. May the bounty of fortune be ever at your feet. May the stars protect you by day and the moon by night.

I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way.

There'll always be serendipity involved in discovery.

We are so fortunate that our IP has been so effective out in the marketplace that every time there's a new iteration, our developers feel a sense of pressure.

I did not make my disclosure about the deceitful manipulation of the U.N. before the invasion of Iraq began in order to garner fame or fortune.

I'm afraid that a lot of things that people believe about Islam are totally different from the religion that most of us recognize. I was really fortunate that I got to know Islam before it became a headline.

I come from a background where money has never been an issue.

I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way.

Obviously, I want it to be legally downloaded, and I myself have spent a fortune on iTunes because, for me, that's the easiest way to get music.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

My story was that I was egotistical, arrogant, and an absolute jerk to everyone who brags about everything - and I will - but I've been very fortunate to take everything and learn from it.

I was fortunate to work a lot, and I worked hard, and I was very devoted to that, and then I earned this jewel box of a life that I felt completely entitled to.

I've honestly been really lucky. My only jobs have been babysitting and acting.

I was lucky to be with Johnny... he taught me a lot about fame.

When I joined Granada - which, you don't want to start crying about these things, but Granada was a very, very hot place to be, it was my good fortune to be there at that time - the BBC was firmly asleep.

I don't wear much makeup, except during work. I felt lucky to be chosen to be a model. I used to joke, 'The next best thing to winning the lottery is having a beauty contract.'