Leonora Carrington Quotes

It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.

To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.

When I saw all those other drivers, I realized that they wanted to win that money just as much as I did. But I didn't have to worry. A tire came off my car and I was lucky I got it off the track.

I've been lucky to have a lot of opportunities to help people.

I trust that I know a good part when I see one, and usually, when I see one, I have to wait for seven people to pass in order for me to get it.

I'm aware that there are a million other people who want what I'm lucky enough to have right now.

This business is filled with really talented actors, and I'm sure there's a lot of guys out there who could have also brought something really special to the roles I have played. I just feel lucky that I get a chance to do them.

To win competitions you need a bit of luck and some talent. I think we have some talent on our bus.

I've seen guys work as hard as I have and don't have the shot I have.

I had bad days, and that means somebody else had a great day.

I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.

I wouldn't give Satan a snowball's chance in Hell against a woman's ego.

I am a sporting man. I always like to give trains and aeroplanes a fair chance of getting away.

Games give you a chance to excel.

On the other hand, I would've been exceedingly rich, which would've been wonderful!

Come, my friend, forget your foes, and leave your fears behind, And wander forth to try your luck, with cheerful, quiet mind; For be your fortune great or small, you take what God will give, And all the day your heart will say, "'Tis luck enough to live.

Acknowledge your good fortune by sharing it.

Chance often gives us that which we should not have presumed to ask.

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.

I've been very lucky as far as the things that I've picked, and the way they've worked out. I try to pass on stuff that looks like it's gonna be a bad time.

I knew even then how rare that kind of love is. Only the luckiest people get to experience it at all.

Are all your stars shining?