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" It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. "

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" Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. "

Henry David Thoreau

" Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance. "

" Since my 'Crown of Midnight' tour in 2013, we've had such a rapid jump in audience numbers that we've had to move to bigger venues, cap events, and find new and creative ways to keep the line flowing while still allowing me the chance to chat with each person, which will always be very, very important to me. "

" A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance. "

" He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it. "

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

" 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. "

" We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid. "

" I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear. "

" I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off. "

" You can't just dream about what you want and leave things to chance. You have to get it yourself. "

" I got a chance to work with Stallone and De Niro - pretty much sums it up for me. You can tell where you're going in your career by the company you keep. "

" I feel I am blessed. So many actresses went without doing a period film in their career, and I got a chance to do one in my first film. "

" 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. "

" I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with. "

" More than 100 people are involved in a transplant operation... and we can't waste time and resources if there is a chance the caretakers aren't up for an awesome responsibility. "

" Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. "

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

" If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third. "

" It gives me a chance to explore so many dynamics - that's what we actors dream of doing. So, I love playing the villain. "

Angela Robinson

" There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well. "

Jeff Greenfield

" If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all. "

" I couldn't get a date, but I couldn't be quite sure how unattractive I'd become. I was still friendly; I made jokes, and in my mind, if I saw a woman smiling at me... I still had a chance. I did not. "

" I think that if you have a knack for storytelling, and you work really hard at it, you'll have a chance to tap into something deep. But the fact remains that good sentences are hard won. Any writer worth a lick knows constructing a sentence, a paragraph, or a chapter is hard work. "

" An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing. "

Alexis de Tocqueville

" Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks. "

Waylon Jennings

" Great customer service does not come by chance. It is the result of training and ensuring there are enough assistants to serve the customers. "

" When it was over, I was so happy, I felt like crying. I wanted to win this one for Casey. After what I did in Brooklyn, he could have forgotten about me and who would blame him? But he gave me another chance and I'm grateful. "

" To be a good leader, you have to be a good communicator. As a leader, you have to communicate your intent every chance you get, and if you fail to do that, you will pay the consequences. "

William H. McRaven

" The situation at Buffalo was a rough situation, and I appreciate the opportunity, but going back to Seattle was a better situation, even though I'm not the starter. I've got a chance to get back with some familiar faces, back at a place I'm familiar with. "

Tarvaris Jackson

" God gave me a second chance. I am so very glad with what is going on with my career, but I want to be a success in my relationship with my children. "

" If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming, women are underrepresented, and it's a chance and an opportunity for Lifetime to support that movement and the importance of athletics and competition for girls and women. "