It’s O.K. to accept good fortune.
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.
Doctors are not fortune tellers, and neither am I. Having lived with disability since birth does not afford me immunity from illness.
Basically, I’m living the life of an actress in L.A. And I’ve recently had some pretty good fortune.
It is we that are blind, not fortune.
I’d like to have the fortune, but I don’t care too much about the fame.
Scotland and England may sometimes be rivals, but by geography, we are also neighbours. By history, allies. By economics, partners. And by fate and fortune, comrades, friends and family.
I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said ‘Success is primarily luck anyway.’ And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant – so who am I to argue with him!
Each quarter, Indian IT firms publish their results, and these are broadcast on CNBC. From the comfort of their boardrooms, executives say how many new employees have been added, how many more Fortune 500 companies have been signed up as clients, how many million-dollar companies were added, and so on.
When I got out of school, I lived the myth of Horatio Alger, and my company was on the cover of ‘Fortune’ magazine because it processed over ten percent of NASDAQ’s daily trading volume. I had achieved what I thought was the pinnacle of success in this proud, techno-capitalist country.
As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible musicians, lots of wonderful production on both record and onstage, and plenty of volume!
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn’t think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.
Roger Kahn is someone with a gazillion dollars who thinks that he can use his vast fortune to buy television spots, particularly network television, and boost up his positives, make him appear to be a gentleman farmer, and cover up his warts.
You always need a bit of fortune in life.
I joined a very male-dominated profession back in 1986. I wanted to work with big multinational Fortune 500 companies, but you don’t come into the firm and automatically get those. So, quite frankly, a key to my success was that I found male mentors and male sponsors. I think some women are afraid to say that.
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
I arrived at Princeton as a graduate student from the University of Manitoba in 1958. To my great good fortune, I fell into work with Bob Dicke, a truly great physicist who decided a few years before that that gravity is too important to ignore, as it had been in recent years in physics.
Anyway, in the mid 80’s I was spending a fortune buying old Golden Age books from the late 30’s and 40’s and I was making personal appearances at a lot of sci fi and comic book conventions all around the country here so that I could find books for my collection.
In 2004 I had the fortune – or the misfortune – of playing John Kerry. It was hard because I think the best impressions exaggerate someone’s most well-known quality. And exaggerating gravitas is very hard to pull off.
I try to give back some of the good fortune that I’ve received.
I’ve seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can’t make any money. I tell you something… no one’s going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.
I am pleased, with a feeling of good fortune, to be from Selanik. If you want to know the truth better, I feel that my chest is overflowing with a feeling of pride.
Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
Unless you are a lawyer or Fortune 500 CEO, carrying a briefcase is, well, nerdy.
There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Greek and not barbarian.
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.
I had my fortune told once at the Great Wall of China. A withered old lady told my fortune – but it was probably one of these things that are set up to rip off tourists. She told me a couple of vague things that came true, but she was probably just lucky. I would never do it again.
It’s not the moment yet for me to enjoy my time as an actor, and as the time goes by, I feel that I need to push myself harder to pay back for all the good fortune that I have received.
Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.
I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.
There’s not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you’re one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there’s The Simpsons, and then there’s everything else.
Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.
When I was young, it wasn’t about the money, it wasn’t about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.
Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.
None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition of forming and maintaining free governments, and among those who are so far advanced, very few indeed have had the good fortune to form constitutions capable of endurance.
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune’s inequality exhibits under this sun.
In my lifetime, I’ve discovered a great many incredibly talented individuals. Some have achieved stardom. Simultaneously, I’ve seen many dreams shattered, egos destroyed and lives changed forever. The end destination may well be fame and fortune, but the road to stardom is littered with broken hearts.
I have had some good fortune in the world of television. I have had it late in life after many youthful struggles and a change of careers.
Donald J. Trump has the good fortune of taking office as the economy is finally recovering from the 2008 crisis.
More than 100 million women have worn my clothing and accessories,, and that’s so fulfilling. My skincare line proves you don’t have to spend a fortune to have beautiful skin. I’ve loved acting but if I never played another role and just focused on my business, I’d be happy.
Trump made his fortune manipulating tax laws and stiffing small businessmen, creating a few well-paying jobs along the way. Vulnerable people looking to master ‘the art of the deal’ learned the hard way that Trump held all the cards.
A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.
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.
Every person – with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness – can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.
Fortune favors the brave.
The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
I’m one of those fortunate actors who gets to work pretty much every day. I’ve had a run of good fortune and work with some terrific people who have hired me.
I have had the good fortune through my God that I should never abandon his people whom I have acquired in the extremities of the earth.
Creating something that builds lasting value and changes the lives of millions of people requires forging a team that will work hard to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, stand up to the pressures of fame and fortune, and stay true to the original vision long after others stop believing.
The top end are still making bucket loads while maintaining the illusion of the American dream: that if you work hard enough, you can make a fortune. Meanwhile, the working and middle classes have been hollowed out of the system.
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.
I have the great good fortune that one of my collaborators in work, Anne Case, is also my collaborator in life.
