You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance. Eden Phillpotts chancefoollife Change image and share on social
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it. Sebastian Coe athletechancecongress Change image and share on social
If something is well-written, it has a chance to be good and if it's not well-written, it will not be good. It could even become popular, but it won't be good. Bryan Cranston chancegoodpopular Change image and share on social
It is an essential tenet of our whole representative form of government, the idea that there should not be some tyranny which makes it so nobody can even have a chance to vote. Todd Akin chanceessentialform Change image and share on social
I'm one of the most optimistic persons in the world. I always believed that - there's another shot, another chance. In boxing, I never gave up. I kept trying, kept trying. Even when things seemed so dim, I continued to push forward to make something happen in my favor. Sugar Ray Leonard believeboxchance share on social
Being superintendent or the superintendent's chief of staff is important work, but there's no chance it's as difficult as being a teacher, and I hesitate to say that it's as important. Timothy Noah chancechiefdifficult Change image and share on social
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. Charles de Gaulle riskstatesmantrue Change image and share on social
Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose. Naturi Naughton audiencechanceconnect share on social
You can't just count on becoming a syndicated cartoonist. I actually tried to calculate the odds once, and the best I could come up with is a 1-in-36,000 chance. And the odds of getting hit by lightning are 1 in 7,900 - which kind of shows how long those odds are. Stephan Pastis 000calculatecartoonist share on social
I'm not questioning Dick Cheney's motives. There's a chance for a conflict of interest. At one point in time, he was opposed to going into Baghdad. Then he was out of office and involved in the defense industry, and then he became for going into Baghdad. Rand Paul baghdadchancecheney share on social
