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" Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I preferred cats, even if they are bird-killers. Life is long enough for more than one chance at a rare bird. "

James D. Watson

Enough

Chance

Cats

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" There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance. "

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" 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. "

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" Americans are fighters. We're tough, resourceful and creative, and if we have the chance to fight on a level playing field, where everyone pays a fair share and everyone has a real shot, then no one - no one can stop us. "

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" For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance. "

" With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve. "

" I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad. "

" I've always taken risks, and never worried what the world might really think of me. "

" My whole life has been basically trying to find intelligent students or, you know, highly motivated students and giving them an opportunity to do good science. "

" As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all. "

" Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards. "

" There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. "

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Luck

Time

Duty

" People with Down syndrome can do anything. They just do it at their own pace. Give them a chance, and you will be rewarded beyond your greatest expectations. "

" When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom. "

" Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship. "

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" The Guns N' Roses reunion didn't happen by chance or whatever. It was always looked at as a possibility, but it never seemed right or felt right. "

" Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool's paradise when that's the only paradise he'll ever have a chance to enter. "

Jessamyn West

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" I know that I'm here because of the grace of God. But I also know that I've been given this second chance for a specific reason, and that is to bring love to the world again through the voice of my music, and I'm so honored to be able to do it. I'm so blessed that God has chosen me to do that. "

" Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies. "

" A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention. "

" As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals in the major sports. Not a single publication gave the American men's hockey team a chance against the world powers. "