Freddie Wong Quotes

Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't.

Persons who are born too soon or born too late seldom achieve the eminence of those who are born at the right time.

A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.

With writing, timing is everything. Being in the right place at the right time.

I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.

I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are.

I've been incredibly lucky. I know what it's like to be an unemployed actor, to beat the bricks. I've been in the right place at the right time.

For whatever reason, luck and word of mouth - my comedy career couldn't have started better. I went to Edinburgh, selling out this 300-seater just because I got the right place, right time, right venue, right buzz, right reviews early on.

For me, being a part of the halcyon days of Pride Fighting Championships and then watching the explosion of the UFC following the 'Ultimate Fighter,' I've been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.

I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.

I had to put in my time all through my 20s. Then I came to CNN in 2008 as a freelancer with no guarantees.

I don't need the credits for playing the blues and paying the dues. I've already done it. There are some other things to do here - movies and scores and voice-overs.

A podium is always possible if you are in the right place at the right time.

Hawaii was so integral to my journey. I was just there at the right time.

Niall Horan was in the right place at the right time, he's the luckiest guy in the world and he knows that.

Everybody has their due season. And it's all about what you do in your season.

It's a long road of paying your dues. Each and every person that's in this business has to go down that road. Some people may not have to. Some people may be given that road instantly because of who they are.

I am a firm believer of staying the course, you can never time success or being in the right place at the right time. But you can sure work on creating multiple opportunities for the same.

Nepotism is a natural thing that happens in every field.

We were always around music and we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time, knowing the right friends.

Nepotism has always existed in Bollywood.

Atheism is like the highest level of white privilege. It's like having a black belt in white privilege.

The beauty of Captain America is that you didn't have to come from a distant planet, like Superman, or he didn't have to be born into a family of billionaires like Bruce Wayne. He happened to be in the right place at the right time, and someone gave him a magic potion, and he grew muscles and became a superhero.

That's how the WNBA is a lot of times. It's being in the right place at the right time and fulfilling a role. All of us in some way, shape, or form are role players. We have to do what our teams need of us.

My ambitions are just to keep working hard and, when I do get on, to make an impression.