Quotes About Fortune

Behn's bifurcated tales of fortune and misfortune, The Forc'd Marriage and Oroonoko are, in turn, comedic and tragic. They are twin narratives of the development of modern patriarchy.

Good luck beats early rising.

May the devil chase you every day of your life and never catch you.

And it was then that I knew what it means to be lucky--lucky to have met a person during those three minutes of the day that he's good. Because I have a lot of time on my hands--you can imagine that that adds up. there are 24 hours in a day, and half of that is night. That leaves you with 12. And that's 12 times 60 minutes, that is, 720 minutes minus three minutes of goodness still leaves you with 717 minutes worth of nasty ordinary person.

We are the gods of poverty, but why should we be ashamed in front of those gods of good fortune? We and they, all of us, have our own fates. Not only that, but while they are on friendly terms with emperors, aristocrats, feudal lords, the privileged class and, yes, wealthy townspeople, and provide them with different kinds of luxury and splendor, they're not intimate with men of virtue at all.

Whatever kind of gentlemen you may be, you have a shabby appearance. Yet even in front of the extraordinary beauty of the exalted Seven Gods of Good Fortune, you show no reserve, but deliberately gather and entertain yourselves with elegance.

Ci sono quelli che si condannano al grigiore della vita più mediocre perché hanno avuto un dolore, una sfortuna; ma ci sono anche quelli che lo fanno perché hanno avuto più fortuna di quella che si sentivano di reggere.

Just got to go make do with what you got give to you when you born. Look like some people get so much more than others. Even get some money, which this huge world loves. But . . . I have seen sometime, in this world we live in, that most things balance out, equalize out, in the end. Yes, in the end. Cause some people take nothing and make a whole heap out of it. Just like some people take everything, another whole heap, and let it run down to nothing. Human, chile, human.

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family.

Many men can make a fortune by very few can build a family.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

I never thought about being famous.

A friend of death, a brother of luck and a son of a bitch.

IF I HAVE ONE OPERATING PHILOSOPHY ABOUT LIFE, it is this: "Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it's good luck." Four principles guide the pizza dude philosophy.

Every bad thing that happens in the world is good for somebody.

The McDonalds went out back and were fortunate

Selon les diseuses de bonne aventure les cartes rouges et noires ne me laissent pas le choix. Dans ma paume, la ligne de vie est creusée comme une cicatrice. Il n'y aura pas de miracles. Mon sang ne remontera pas sa pente. Ce qui doit m'arriver, m'arrivera implacablement et s'imposera tel un long rêve insupportable. On m'a permis d'espérer, sans que l'espoir me soit imposé par quiconque. Alors, je ne demande que de vivre en paix entre mes frontières.

I have a very good family. I'm very fortunate to have a very good family. I believe very strongly in the family. It's one of the things we have in our platform, is to talk about it.

He didn't even have a chance . . . no, he had only one chance, and he gave it to me.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate The good die early, and the bad die late.