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" I think the harder you work, the more luck you have. "
Dave Thomas
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" 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. "
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" There is a certain sense in which I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there by chance. "
Roger Penrose
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" Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day. "
Franz Liszt
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" When exploring London, you will come across lots of excitement by chance, so try to take everything in rather than just rushing around to all of the major tourist haunts. "
Richard Branson
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" Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I'm very blessed to have the success that I've had, and that's given me so many opportunities to work on being great. "
Orlando Bloom
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" The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods, and power must be employed for government: these constitute its 'necessary principles.' "
Han Fei
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" Most people sort of enjoy going to work because of the socialisation, a chance to flirt with co-workers and so on, but actually hate the job they do. "
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" Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty. "
Angus Deaton
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" Football is in a guy's DNA. A primal thing. You should play it so you can talk about the glory days when you get older and drink Bud with the guys from the office. Get it done when you're young, while you have the chance. "
Jeanne Marie Laskas
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" My smile will always be broken, but I'll always be grateful for the chance to get to do what I get to do. "
Trent Franks
Broken
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" The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. "
Andy Rooney
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" From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much - the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me. "
Eliot Spitzer
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" Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. "
Kenneth Branagh
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Me
" There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have. "
John Roberts
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" If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you. "
William Hazlitt
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" A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation. "
Neale Donald Walsch
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" Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion. "
Julia Glass
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" Don't push away that chance if you're one of the lucky ones who find that partner. And remember, you can always change a job. I hear it's much harder to switch out a husband. "
Mika Brzezinski
Husband
Chance
Change
" All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. "
Spike Milligan
Happy
Ask
Me
" I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra. "
Stephen Sondheim
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" The things I learned from my parents, what was deeply ingrained in their generation, is this idea of opportunity and the freedom to have an opportunity. The way the United States was thought of is as a place you can have this chance to do anything, to say, 'This is my idea, and I get to offer it to you, and if you like it, I can profit from it.' "
Sebastian Stan
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" How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth? "
Curt Weldon
Chance
Truth
Tell
" Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities. "
Liz Phair
Me
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" The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence. "
Paul Auster
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" Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. "
Ovid
You
Fish
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" It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter. "
Neil Patrick Harris
Chance
Good
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" 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. "
Lee Hyeon-seo
Waiting
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" 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! "
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" I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television. "
Gore Vidal
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" I don't want to be a grumpy old man or too pessimistic, because if I have a chance, I would prefer to watch a film in the cinema with an audience on a big screen instead of watching it on a cell phone. It's a very different experience, but somehow I think this form will have its own future and life. "
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