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" When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ. "

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" I am a legal immigrant whose parents went from Russia to China to Chile to finally reach the United States and thereby give me a chance to have a better life. I served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve, went to college, have a successful career and have dedicated my life to being a good citizen. "

" People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings. "

" Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom. "

" Taking risks gives me energy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Hillary Clinton

" Nowadays love is a matter of chance, matrimony a matter of money and divorce a matter of course. "

" Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me. "

" You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me. "

Demetrious Johnson

" Man, if I get a chance to speak on the microphone, I've got to say something somewhere in there. You know, I'm going to laugh and have fun, too, but something has to be said that has some substance, because this is a platform, and the power that we have with words and with this microphone is phenomenal. "

" Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change. "

" We have the tendency to run away from suffering and to look for happiness. But, in fact, if you have not suffered, you have no chance to experience real happiness. "

" The Special Olympics motto, 'Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt,' really speaks to me because it embodies exactly what I have pursued in my life. Really, that's all any of us can hope for - a chance to be brave and to pursue a dream. "

" What I felt was, if you spend your life just writing fiction, you are going to falsify your material. And the fictional form was going to force you to do things with the material, to dramatize it in a certain way. I thought nonfiction gave one a chance to explore the world, the other world, the world that one didn't know fully. "

" I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world. "

" Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers' grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation's character. "

Thomas E. Perez

" Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough. "

" Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. "

Kenneth Branagh

" I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part. "

Douglas Coupland

" A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. "

Winston Churchill

" There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don't have that chance to show it. "

" The thing is most people are afraid to step out, to take a chance beyond their established identity. "

" If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. "

" For me, if God blessed me with that one great hit, I'm satisfied. But I've still got a lot in me, and I'd still like to get out there and tell a lot more stories cinematically. And God willing, I'll get the chance to do that. "

" Across our country, social enterprise partnerships between the public and private sectors are providing millions of Americans - young and old - a second chance. "

George R. Roberts

" I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world. "

" I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. In fact, we have to. "

" Football is in a guy's DNA. A primal thing. You should play it so you can talk about the glory days when you get older and drink Bud with the guys from the office. Get it done when you're young, while you have the chance. "

Jeanne Marie Laskas

" Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. "

" In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate. "