Danh ngôn thuộc danh mục: chance

I thought of school as a captive audience. It gave me a chance to work on my material.

Especially girls, but any kids exposed to music programs and arts programs do much better on their tests. They have a better chance of going to college. They can focus better. You know, we're not just automatons learning how to work machines and do engineering and math and science. All of that's great, but you've got to build a whole person.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

Everyone deserves a second chance. That's just the way I am.

Usually when I'm out doing stuff, I'm just out in the wild, doing the wild thing. I don't really get a chance to just chill out until I come here, in my creative space.

I have as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as of being decapitated by a frisbee or of finding Elvis.

For artists of my caliber, we're not played on the radio, so we don't really get a chance to get involved in that debate at all. We don't get a chance, because this weird kind of ageism exists in pop music. If you're past a certain age, you're not relevant. That's the kind of cliched term.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

I wanted to have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam and Sydney, and have the chance to work there.

I jumped at the chance to be a part of Stroke Recovery Canada. I want to help March of Dimes Canada in its efforts to support stroke recovery and improve the quality of life of all Canadian stroke survivors.

You can take your Jake Roberts and your Hulk Hogans and your Ultimate Warriors and a lot of these guys that were big names back then, but they never did anything for me. They never helped me, they never thought of helping me, and when they had a chance to help me, they never did.

I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender.

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.

I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When I received the call saying: 'Bruno, you have the chance of moving to Manchester' I called my wife, my brother, my sister, my mother and just started crying. But I was crying through happiness.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

M. J. was M. J. His body of work speaks for itself. We've seen his career, we've dissected his career and had the chance to watch it. That's done.

The one thing I didn't expect was to learn how much of a sense of humor Jerry Reinsdorf has. He's really funny. I never got a chance to see his sense of humor when I was working for him or playing for him.

Now that I've had a chance to play for a team where we won 30 or 35 games, you understand how special winning is.

I played, but I never got a chance to see how the business worked. How the NBA offices and other teams worked. I learned that when I was an assistant General Manager for five years.

I had my chance in the World Cup Final and, wow, it was the opportunity I needed to show the whole world what I was capable of.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.

My recommendation is to try and do the best you can in go-karting to be spotted by a big name like Red Bull or Ferrari. And like that you have a chance. If not, nowadays it's very difficult. It's always been, but these days, even more.

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.

I guess I've always been attracted to people who stand out as individuals - people who are adventurous and take chances.

I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad.

It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal.

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it.

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.

One of the reasons you take a role is because it's something you always wanted to do, from going to the movies as a kid. I always wanted to do a 1950s movie, for example. And I got a chance to be in 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' I would have taken only one line of dialogue to be in that.

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

I know what I'm capable of and I had that chance to show that on the national team, but also, more importantly, the Summer League.

'Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.

If I got a chance to play with another great player, I want to do that. I mean, the objective is to win.

If you get a chance to play with great players, that's half the battle.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

I think a Moon base is not necessary to get to Mars, but I think it will be helpful. It would give you a chance to develop and mature some systems; long duration, deep space stuff; and you're close enough to get some help, via radio from Earth.

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship.

My mental strength was definitely a weakness back in the karting days, and I've worked hard on that to be as ready as possible for whenever I had the chance in F1.

Anyone who has the chance to drive for Ferrari will drive for Ferrari.

Money is often a matter of chance or good fortune and is not the mark of a successful life. It is not the thing that brings a throb of pleasure or a thrill into my life. And I would not pose as a successful man if that were to be the measure.

The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.

Thinking of Plan B muddies up your chances of succeeding at Plan A.

There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.