Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. Emily Dickinson chanceearnexpensive Change image and share on social
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come. Tommy Mottola brilliantchancejackson 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
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
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
I tried to be just a singer of standards when I was starting out. And there was nothing special enough about my voice to make it that far. So I feel a bit like Rod Stewart. Once you've had that rock career, people will give you that chance where otherwise they might not. Nellie McKay bitecareerchance 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
Everybody takes breaks, and I decided to take mine. I wanted a chance to wake up at two in the afternoon and not be a subject of entertainment. I wanted to be a human being. At certain times and certain years, I felt like the Energizer bunny. That gets old very quickly. Raven-Symone afternoonbreakbunny share on social
I like to just hang out. My friends don't like to do that, but I do. Because, a lot of times I'm busy, and I just kind of like to get a chance to just hang out. Jenna Boyd busychancefriend Change image and share on social
The Polynesians used to have a system where they proclaimed a fishing area as 'taboo.' If any fisherman was caught fishing in a taboo area, they would be killed. The Polynesians understand that the fish had to be given a chance to recover. Paul Watson areacatchchance share on social
