What is the distinction between "misfortune" and "calamity"? If Mr. Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune; but if someone pulled him out, it would be a calamity.
1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Having rain on your tuxedo is a pretty good reminder that you're not James Bond.
You could play well and still lose.
I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday.
Steve Bartman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
When people call something a 'fail,' it's because you tried to accomplish something but didn't make it. If you're just walking down the street and something bad just happens to you, that's not really a fail on your part. You might call that situation a fail.
All artists have runners, people that tell them what to do, business managers, lawyers, these - if they get the right ones, they're lucky, and if they get the wrong ones, they're unlucky.
Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on.
