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" True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. "
Alexander Pope
Chance
Writing
Art
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" Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance. "
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" 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
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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. "
Margaret Thatcher
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Wish
" Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes. "
Joni Eareckson Tada
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Think
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" Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice. "
Wislawa Szymborska
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Chance
Twice
" Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police. "
Tony Blair
Freedom
Democracy
Law
" In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. "
Michael Jordan
College
World
Travel
" You never say never. There's always a chance to do things in the future. "
Nick Cummins
You
Always
Chance
" I learned the hard way that people are quick to judge, will jump at the chance of a cheap ego boost at another's expense. "
Sharon Bolton
Way
Chance
Judge
" No live performance can ever be perfect, and that's what keeps you on your toes - it pushes you to practice harder, show up for that 8 A.M. ballet class, and walk through the stage door every night just to have the chance to do it all again. "
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Practice
Walk
Night
" The thing I like about college football so much is you can affect these guys a lot more when they are 18-22, 23 years old in terms of people and having a chance to be more successful. They are still a value type development, where you have a chance to help them mature a bit and help them be a little more successful in life. "
Nick Saban
College
Value
People
" 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
" Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game. "
James Altucher
Pretending
Poker
Game
" When people express opinions that differ from yours, take it as a chance to grow. Seek to understand over being understood. Be curious, not defensive. The only way to disarm another human being is by listening. "
Glennon Doyle Melton
Listening
Opinions
Way
" I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game. "
Barry Sanders
Game
Quit
Win
" Some folk want their luck buttered. "
Thomas Hardy
Chance
Want
Buttered
" Humans having any kind of sporting chance against hostile alien invaders armed with superior technology - Good luck. If they're advanced enough to cross the enormous distances of interstellar space, they're advanced enough to wipe us out without breaking whatever in their physiology passes for a sweat. "
Nick Sagan
Luck
Good
Technology
" The ADA gave more than 50 million Americans with disabilities, just like my son Cole, the chance to live the American Dream and be defined only by their potential - not their limitations. "
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Son
American
American Dream
" I must learn to love the fool in me - the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. "
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Promises
Chance
Hurt
" When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet. "
Sally Ride
Space
View
Chance
" 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
Love
I Am
Family
" Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been. "
Arthur Ransome
You
Sorry
Grab
" Randy Edsall is a good, strong, decent man who is working his tail off on behalf of the University of Maryland. And there are more people that want to spend their days burning things down than building it up. At least just stop rooting against him. You know, give the guy a chance. "
Kevin Plank
Strong
People
Man
" Every time someone buys a cat or a dog from a breeder or a pet shop, a cat on the streets or in an animal shelter loses his or her chance at finding a good home. "
Amy Jackson
Animal
Pet
Dog
" For me, conferences are like little mental vacations: a chance to go visit an interesting place for a couple of days, and come back rested and refreshed with new ideas and perspectives. "
Erin McKean
Ideas
Interesting
Me
" 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
Right
You
Wrong
" 'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson! "
Andrew Gross
Chance
Life
Eyes
" Credit card companies are jacking up interest rates, lowering credit limits, and closing accounts - and people who have made timely payments are not exempt. So even if you pay off your balance - and that's tough when interest rates are insanely high - there's a good chance your credit limit will be slashed, and that will hurt your FICO score. "
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You
Balance
Good
" Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet. "
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Chance
Luck
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" There's talent on the streets, kids with ideas who have stories to tell and never get a chance. "
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