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" No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. "

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" That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. "

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" Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest. "

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" Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them. "

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" Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. "

" If you don't take the chance to live life, what can you say at the end of it? "

" Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice. "

" 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. "

" What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will. "

" Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance. "

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" When you take a year off from football, you come back for all the enjoyable moments. When you're not playing, you miss out on all the highs, but you also miss these disappointments. But I would rather be in the arena to be excited or be disappointed than not have a chance at all. That's football. That's why everybody plays it. "

" 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. "

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" When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet. "

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" The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down. "

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" All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman. "

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" Money is often a matter of chance or good fortune and is not the mark of a successful life. It is not the thing that brings a throb of pleasure or a thrill into my life. And I would not pose as a successful man if that were to be the measure. "

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" I want a president with a record of public service: someone whose life's work shows our children that we don't chase form and fortune for ourselves; we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed. "

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" When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice. "

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