Rachel Maddow Quotes

Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left.

If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it. You know how in New York there's a lot of scaffolding? I won't walk under scaffolding or under ladders. I wear things like a baseball player wears things that are supposed to have luck.

I'm not super superstitious, but if I listen to a song and then I do well, then that becomes my song for however long it works for.

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

I think, when I was little, I was a little obsessed with anything that provided luck: Buddhas, 4-leaf clovers, heads-up pennies, even - gasp - a rabbit foot - which actually kind of disgusts me now.

A lot of Brazilians are very superstitious, especially footballers. I'm the same. I always step on to the pitch with my right foot first.

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.

Actors really are superstitious. You can always spot a group of actors at a restaurant. They're the ones spitting on their knuckles and hurling salt everywhere.

I do have rituals. I'm a fairly superstitious person.

Everyone has this notion of the Middle Ages - certainly the early Middle Ages - as being this very superstitious era. I think that all eras are superstitious. We all have our magical thinking.

I used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck.

Nancy is superstitious.

I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.

I am insanely superstitious. All the woman in my family are, beginning with my grandmother, who would leave red ribbons under the beds and taught us how to find four-leaf clovers.

I don't really believe in lucky things, but I wear lucky underwear as a joke.

There are few men more superstitious than soldiers. They are, after all, the men who live closest to death.

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.

My mother believed in curses, karma, good luck, bad luck, feng shui. Her amorphous set of beliefs showed me you can pick and choose the qualities of your philosophy, based on what works for you.

I'm unbelievably superstitious.

I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

One of my biggest superstitions is to never speak about the future out loud. Let's just say I got a lot out there and I hope to keep on going.

I'm superstitious.

I'm very superstitious.