Somewhere along the line you've got to do your apprenticeship. But I'd want half a chance of being successful at it. Alan Shearer apprenticeshipchancehalf Change image and share on social
Increasingly, staying in the middle class - let alone aspiring to become middle class - is becoming a game of chance. Arianna Huffington aspirechanceclass Change image and share on social
I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves. Annie Leibovitz actionchancediscover Change image and share on social
Roaring like a tiger turns some children into pianists who debut at Carnegie Hall but only crushes others. Coddling gives some the excuse to fail and others the chance to succeed. Ayelet Waldman carnegiechancechild Change image and share on social
Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch. Asif Kapadia boxcatchchampion Change image and share on social
You never know how things are going to go. I think you hope that people are going to dig what you do and that you're going to get the chance to do it on a really comfortable level. Amanda Marshall chancecomfortabledig Change image and share on social
So far we have not convinced the Chinese authorities. My own brother was refused a visa on what was probably my last chance of seeing him when he was going around the world on a tour. Scott Nearing was similarly refused. Anna Louise Strong authoritybrotherchance share on social
An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing. Alexis de Tocqueville addressamericanchance share on social
What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine. Alex Steffen caffeinechancecreative Change image and share on social
But, in the name of the experimental method and out of our poor knowledge, are we really entitled to claim that everything happens by chance, to the exclusion of all other possibilities? Albert Claude chanceclaimentitle Change image and share on social
