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" Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new. "

Thomas J. Watson

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" I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself. "

" I think people who are not rich can be extremely happy. And I think the chances to be happy in this new world - with many more opportunities to be creative, to be online, to educate yourself - there'll be a lot more chances to be happy. It's not to say everyone will take them, but there will be a lot of new paths to opportunity. "

" Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes. "

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" Cell phones tend to bring us more inside of our lives whereas movies offer a chance to escape, so there are two competing forces. "

Steven Spielberg

" I always say that polo, for you to pursue a career, mainly any sport, you have to be born in the right place. If you're born in Hawaii, you surf. If you're born in Austria, you probably will ski. If you're born in Argentina, you most likely ride horses and have a chance to play polo. "

" Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. "

Thomas Jefferson

" I love being an anchor, as it gives you a chance to be yourself. "

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" Events are not a matter of chance. "

Gamal Abdel Nasser

" I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal. "

" Nowadays love is a matter of chance, matrimony a matter of money and divorce a matter of course. "

" I feel more like I'm a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions. "

" To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support. "

" Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it. "

" Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home. "

" Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery. "

" If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid. "

Thomas J. Watson

" We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are. "

Henry Kissinger

" I do have this belief that we all have a chance to be great, beautiful people based on how we are raised and our surroundings. "

" Having a chance to be someone other than yourself and to act out stuff that makes people look at you, like, wow, and that's why I love acting so much. "

" My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. 'Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you're stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem - just move on to the next. 'Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.' "

" I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. "

" No dictator can last forever. History shows that in the end, people around the dictator bring about change. Of course, a lot of high-ranking officials don't want change because they want to keep power. But there are other good people who want change. I believe they are waiting for the chance. "

" The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick. "

" Pretty much any time I got a chance to do something cool, I tried to grab for it, and that's where my solace comes from. "

" We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance. "

" I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly. "

" I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect. "

Queen Elizabeth II

" Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study. "

" I have to admit, like so many women, I always knew there was a chance. But like so many women, I never thought it would be me. I never thought I'd hear those devastating words: 'You have breast cancer.' "

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

" As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress. "

Charles B. Rangel