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" I'm motivated by creating a level playing field for the world so that the weak have a chance. "
Iqbal Quadir
Creating
Playing
Weak
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" We've gotta become the Martians. I'm a Martian - I tell you to become Martians. And we've gotta go to Mars and civilize Mars and build a whole civilization on Mars and then move out, 300 years from now into the universe. And when we do that, we have a chance of living forever. "
Ray Bradbury
" Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. "
Samuel Johnson
Ship
Jail
Drowned
" One of the reasons you take a role is because it's something you always wanted to do, from going to the movies as a kid. I always wanted to do a 1950s movie, for example. And I got a chance to be in 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' I would have taken only one line of dialogue to be in that. "
Catherine Hicks
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Line
Kid
" 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
Happiness
Good
Freedom
" Every family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose. "
Margaret Thatcher
Money
Chance
Wish
" When I was 7, I went to school in Switzerland because everyone on my mom's side of the family lives there. Then we were back in Australia, in Queensland. That's where we had the chance to have lots of different animals. I spent a lot of time living in nature and building cubby houses in big old trees by the ocean. "
Isabel Lucas
Ocean
Time
School
" 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
Own
Jump
Evening
" Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great? "
Jimmy Johnson
Take A Chance
Good
Great
" During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress. "
Iqbal Quadir
Political
Money
Loyalty
" Every few decades, we have an opportunity to make a drastic change to the way we live our lives. We get a chance to design the building blocks of our daily routines, the infrastructure that will support and accompany us for the years to come - from the trains and trams we ride, the offices we work in, to the energy that powers our homes. "
Paul Polman
Change
Daily
Live
" Not to get too deep on shaving my mustache, but it was kind of symbolic of, 'This is a moment of liberation, a chance to reinvent yourself.' That's kind of what I did. "
Lester Holt
Moment
Yourself
Deep
" I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. "
Alexander Fleming
Advice
Appearance
Chance
" Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace - all we need is a fighting chance. "
Hillary Clinton
Fighting
Change
Women
" I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I'm a big fan of Common. I'm a big fan of Scarface; I'm a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to... well, there are a lot of people's music that I respect. I don't know who I will collaborate with, but there's a great chance of something happening. "
Nas
Great
People
Respect
" Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved. "
Janet Reno
Chance
Help
Problems
" I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character. "
Kelsey Grammer
Character
Think
Fun
" We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. "
Harrison Ford
Second Chance
Changes
Chance
" Being named as a finalist for the USA Basketball National Team is an unbelievable feeling and an opportunity that is truly humbling. It is an honor to be included with such talented players and I look forward to the chance to represent my country this summer. "
James Harden
Honor
Chance
Opportunity
" I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance. "
El DeBarge
World
Second Chance
Know
" I like to travel any chance I get, even if it's just a local vacation to San Diego or Palm Springs or wherever. I just like to get out and do stuff and see the world. "
Christa B. Allen
Vacation
Chance
See
" We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset? "
Billy Beane
Risk
Create
Situation
" But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along. "
Melinda Gates
Chance
Risks
Taking Risks
" I totally understand that I am a little outrageous in some ways... I'm a little un-P.C., but I really wish I had the chance to perform for the American fans. "
Johnny Weir
Wish
I Am
Chance
" What are we going to do to make sure people get the skills they need if they are incarcerated so that when they are released to hit the ground running? And what are we all going to do to give people who've earned a second chance, a second chance? "
Valerie Jarrett
Need
Second Chance
People
" All human beings are born entrepreneurs. Some get a chance to unleash that capacity. Some never got the chance, never knew that he or she has that capacity. "
Muhammad Yunus
Born
She
Never
" If you don't take the chance to live life, what can you say at the end of it? "
Naveen Andrews
Live Life
You
Chance
" Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success. "
Peter Diamandis
Success
People
Goals
" I live in a constant state of gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation for the second chance I was given, so anytime in any film, when that is given to someone, I always appreciate it. "
Shawn Michaels
Appreciation
Live
Chance
" I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I don't want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, there's a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly. "
Tom Hanks
Business
You
World
" On a personal level, I've seen a lot in my time as attorney general, but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to Ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a father of a teenage son myself. "
Eric Holder
Father
Myself
Son