Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.
If by chance some day you’re not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I’ve said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.
Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship.
When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars – that’s heaven here on earth.
If we’re going to have any chance of sending stuff to other star systems, we need to be laser-focused on becoming a multi-planet civilisation.
Folks will always, always, always go back to the comfortable status quo, with its silent voices and lack of conflict, if you give them the chance.
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women.
You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don’t think you have a chance to catch it. And then your natural ability just takes over.
Whenever I have a chance to wake up and be alive, I always thank God for that, and for me, all the rest is a bonus.
The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.
I love MTV. I watched ‘Beavis and Butthead,’ ‘Wayne’s World,’ ‘Yo! MTV Raps.’ And they used to have music videos on there. When I got the chance to be on MTV, I took the first opportunity.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder.
Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you’re driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it’s going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary.
Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.
Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.
When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.
People have been saying life will change for us now but me? No chance. I may be a World Cup winner but I will always be the lad who played cricket with his friends and cousins in the park on Stoney Lane in south Birmingham using an old milk crate for stumps.
The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.
I take risks – that’s my life on the slopes and off.
It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
I love playing baseball, and I always promised myself, if I had the chance, that I would work as hard as I could to be the best player I could possibly be.
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
I used my captors’ names every chance I had. It was intentional, a way of reminding them that I saw them, of pegging them, of making them see me in return.
Revie said there was nothing between me and Ray yet he never gave me a chance to show what I could do.
The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.
Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.
The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.
We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison.
My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly.
I always believed I could win the election. After I won the primary, people started telling me, ‘No one thought you had a chance.’ I was like, ‘Really?’ I thought I could win the whole time.
If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.
If you’re financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.
I did very little at Real Madrid. I would have liked to do much more but I didn’t get the chance.
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
You just gotta use the sunset as a reset button and start over in the morning with every chance you get to open your eyes.
The issue is sometimes when people are themselves, like, what if you suck, you know? There’s a good chance you’re not gonna resonate and not be relatable to people. You gotta be a goodhearted, positive person. And a lot of YouTubers I’ve met anyways are.
I jumped at the chance to be a part of Stroke Recovery Canada. I want to help March of Dimes Canada in its efforts to support stroke recovery and improve the quality of life of all Canadian stroke survivors.
Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
Yes, I used to miss my childhood, but I did get a chance to relive it through Esha and Ahaana.
I guess I’m pretty much of a lone wolf. I don’t say I don’t like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.
Everybody deserves a second chance in this world. That’s basically all I ask.
A complaint is a chance to turn a customer into a lifelong friend. I say that seriously, not as some press release baloney.
To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that’s fun.
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
I don’t want to miss out on the chance of having a good time.
I don’t write on topics that require a lot of urgency. But in ‘Stiff,’ I wanted to change people’s hearts about organ donation. Whenever I get a chance, I try to talk about that.
I am blessed to have got a chance to work with directors like Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Nikhil Advani at such an early age.
You never know in TV – sometimes you’re on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you don’t get a chance to catch on.
When people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening.
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it… The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
My family always believed in me, even when I didn’t. Having that love and support made me not afraid of failing. I knew my mom would be proud of me just for taking a chance and pursuing my dream.
‘School Daze’ was one of the highlights of my life because it was the first chance I had to act on screen. I would have been happy if that had been it, because I proved that I could do it.
The one that achieved the greatest amount of success is the Eagles. And because it was really successful, it was a lot more fun. It still is. We get a chance to play music that a lot of people really relate to, and to play places all over the world. That’s fun.
This pandemic has provided an opportunity to reset. This is our chance to accelerate our pre-pandemic efforts to reimagine economic systems, that actually address global challenges like extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.
When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice.
If I get a chance to dress up, I really go for it.
I am constantly struggling to show people that there is more to me than my appearance. You do have to try and overcome those hurdles. Female actresses need to be given the chance to be more than how they look.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.
Easter is very important to me, it’s a second chance.
Ask me for my shirt off my back, I’ll give it to you. Tell me? Not a chance.
