Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence. James Cash Penney incompetencelazinessluck Change image and share on social
I don't know how much thought is behind it, but it seems to me highly effective the way that Facebook will let somebody tag a photo with a friend's name, then others who are a friend of that friend can perhaps immediately see the photo, and the friend, in the meantime, has a chance to wander back and un-tag it. Jonathan Zittrain backchanceeffective share on social
But the irony is that because the band isn't the focus any more, it allows me the chance to enjoy being a member of Def Leppard much more. Rick Allen bandchancedef Change image and share on social
Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game. James Altucher chancegamepoker 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
Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance. Isaac Newton amountatheismchance Change image and share on social
Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in. Sydney Smith chancegivehalf Change image and share on social
What I loved about playing the corpse is that obviously somebody else got to do the physical part. It appeals to the part of me that likes playing character parts and getting the chance to get away from my own physicality. Helena Bonham Carter appealchancecharacter share on social
Always, since our birth, we've insisted on another way of doing politics. Now, we had the chance to do it without arms, but without stopping being Zapatistas; that's why we keep the masks on. Subcomandante Marcos armbirthchance Change image and share on social
If you put on weight it's not by chance. You put on weight because you eat compulsively. Pierre Dukan chancecompulsivelyeat Change image and share on social