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" We had a great chance in the mid-2000s to reach an accord with the Chinese on both energy and environmental issues. That deal would have essentially been that the U.S. could provide the equipment and expertise, and the Chinese would help close the trade gap. It was a huge opportunity that we failed to exploit. "

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" There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. "

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Control

Soul

Fate

" Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great? "

" If we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. If we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. If we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance. "

" Most people sort of enjoy going to work because of the socialisation, a chance to flirt with co-workers and so on, but actually hate the job they do. "

" You might not trust me. Please give me a chance and time. I will prove myself for all of you. "

" I keep my inner circle of people very small and tight, and I like to relax if I get a chance. "

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

" Honestly, I'm on the road so much that I never really get a chance to go to baseball games. "

Young Jeezy

Baseball

Never

" I'm all about taking chances. You have to ask yourself, if you're not taking any chances, are you actually even living? Every time you walk out of your door and you're out in the world, you take a chance on not coming back. That is the danger and the dynamic of being alive. "

" 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. "

" Traveling in India gives you a chance to observe a renaissance. "

" Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I couldn't improve. "

" Thinking of Plan B muddies up your chances of succeeding at Plan A. "

Charlie Day

Chance

Plan

" Indy, I have lots of great memories from there, and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone. "

Danica Patrick

Chance

Great

" I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one 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. "

Sarah J. Maas

Chance

Important

" Given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. Never. Ordinary people like us. Who do extraordinary things. "

" I've seen a lot of poverty - coming up as a young child, lost hopes and dreams and people that never had a chance to have a decent quality of life. I believe we can do a lot greater than that. "

" It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars! "

" There is a certain sense in which I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there by chance. "

" Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars. "

" If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs. "

" Sometimes you have to stop to think, regroup and regather yourself and realize how lucky you are to still be living and to still be breathing and still be able to even have a 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. "

" 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. "

" A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone. "

" 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. "

" My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title. "

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

World

Back

Chance

" I wasn't a happy kid. I felt like my mum ruined our chance of a better life, because when she remarried, we went to live in Bahrain, on a compound with a swimming pool, and she ruined it all. "

" You don't have to be born wealthy and have an aristocratic last name or have connections or all these things. If you have a dream, you can believe in something and work hard and struggle and fight for it and still have a chance to succeed. "