Welcome to our collection of Chance Quotes, where the unpredictable nature of life is celebrated through insightful words and reflections. Chance, often described as the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious design or cause, plays a significant role in shaping our lives and experiences. Whether we embrace it with open arms or view it with trepidation, chance has the power to lead us down unexpected paths, presenting us with both opportunities and challenges along the way.
Throughout history, thinkers, philosophers, and artists have contemplated the concept of chance, offering diverse perspectives on its significance and implications. From ancient wisdom to modern-day musings, these quotes encapsulate the essence of chance and invite us to ponder its role in our existence. Whether it’s the roll of the dice, the twist of fate, or the serendipitous encounter, chance reminds us of the uncertainty that lies at the heart of human existence. Below, you’ll find a curated selection of Chance Quotes that inspire contemplation, reflection, and perhaps even a newfound appreciation for life’s unpredictable journey.
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing. Anais Nin
I lucked out when I started to sing. I’d already experienced failing at everything else. Cyndi Lauper
In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line. Tom Clancy
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Stephen Leacock
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Paulo Coelho
I prefer to be alive, so I’m cautious about taking risks. Werner Herzog
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. Franklin D. Roosevelt
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation. Walter Scott
Good luck has its storms. George Lucas
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. Casey Stengel
I think people who are not rich can be extremely happy. And I think the chances to be happy in this new world – with many more opportunities to be creative, to be online, to educate yourself – there’ll be a lot more chances to be happy. It’s not to say everyone will take them, but there will be a lot of new paths to opportunity. Tyler Cowen
The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have. Henry James
This business is always changing. If you’re going to be a leader, you’ve got to take chances. Ronnie Milsap
But we also believe in taking risks, because that’s how you move things along. Melinda Gates
If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t either. Dick Cavett
I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren’t making some mistakes, you aren’t taking enough chances. John Sculley
I guess I’ve always been attracted to people who stand out as individuals – people who are adventurous and take chances. Carmen Electra
Take risks. Ask big questions. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; if you don’t make mistakes, you’re not reaching far enough. David Packard
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure – they can be turned into wisdom. Cat Cora
Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I’ve been given in life. Estelle
Care and diligence bring luck. Thomas Fuller
Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day. Franz Liszt
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. Michel de Montaigne
It’s luck that one thing works out and one doesn’t, it’s sort of happenstance. Richard Linklater
Living is risking. Jeanne Moreau
I just have to take my chances like any other composer. Gordon Getty
Necessity is the mother of taking chances. Mark Twain
Taking risks gives me energy. Jay Chiat
There is no such thing as luck. It’s a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury
It’s not that I don’t value my life. It’s just that I love taking chances, testing myself, stepping over the line. Wendy O. Williams
Luck marches with those who give their very best. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Just keep taking chances and having fun. Garth Brooks
I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive. Robert Redford
Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest. Howard Graham Buffett
I believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you’re going to take. I’m always for the one that’s challenging. Gisele Bundchen
I don’t believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice. Guy Laliberte
Luck, that’s when preparation and opportunity meet. Pierre Trudeau
And when I was saying I want to become number one of the world and I was 7, 8 years old, most of the people were laughing to me. Because you know, it seemed like I have one percent chances to do that. And I’ve done it. Novak Djokovic
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. Richard M. Nixon
If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances. Rob Lowe
The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. Mark Zuckerberg
If you know you can do it – if you can already chart every day in your future – then why bother? Choose to do something you have more trouble imagining. Take a chance. Gina Barreca
I do think taking the 20s to take the most chances you can is important, because you’re not going to hurt anyone else during that time. And if you do have a partner, you need a couple years to rehearse that relationship. Gail Sheehy
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. Dale Carnegie
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right. William Feather
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. John F. Kennedy
It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
If you like the stuff I do, my chances of liking you go up. Penn Jillette
Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study. William Hurt
I haven’t lived a perfect life. I have regrets. But that’s from a lifetime of taking chances, making decisions, and trying not to be frozen. The only thing that I can do with my regrets is understand them. Kevin Costner
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. George S. Patton
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? Jean Cocteau
It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance? Ronald Reagan
The only safe thing is to take a chance. Mike Nichols
Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship. Charles Kuralt
I think it’s no secret that I’ve tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear. Nicolas Cage
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. E. W. Howe
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Jim Rohn
I take risks – that’s my life on the slopes and off. Lindsey Vonn
It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win. John Paul Jones
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. James A. Garfield
God’s dice always have a lucky roll. Sophocles
The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. Joyce Carol Oates
Some folk want their luck buttered. Thomas Hardy
The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun. Richard Dawkins
It’s not about failure; it’s about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal. Carol Alt
People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect. Samuel Butler
The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I’m taking more chances; I’m bold and proud. Paula Cole
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it’s starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. Ann Bancroft
The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what’s safe and comfortable. Terri Clark
To be successful, one must take chances. Willie Stargell
Luck always favours the brave. And you must remember that brave are the people who follow their heart; brave are the people who take chances in life. Which also means you have to say no sometimes. I believe the power of no is greater than yes. Preity Zinta
I think the harder you work, the more luck you have. Dave Thomas
Our lives improve only when we take chances – and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Walter Anderson
Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can’t win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success. Patricia Ireland
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. Margaret J. Wheatley
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. Charles de Gaulle
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. Maimonides
Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself. Robert Collier
You know, from my point of view, I’m the luckiest cat on the planet. Hugh Hefner
It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars! Alexander Woollcott
I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances. Robert Fulghum
If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances. Mario Andretti
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. Gary Ryan Blair
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks. Billie Jean King
If you are living a life that feels right to you, if you’re willing to take creative chances or a creative path that feels like it’s mostly in keeping with your sensibilities, you know, aesthetic and artistic, then that’s what matters. Tracy Chapman
Buy the ticket, take the ride. Hunter S. Thompson
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore
If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can’t be breakthroughs. Peter Diamandis
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it… The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. Samuel Goldwyn
Thinking of Plan B muddies up your chances of succeeding at Plan A. Charlie Day
Don’t ever try and be like anybody else and don’t be afraid to take risks. Waylon Jennings
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. Mark Twain
Every business and every product has risks. You can’t get around it. Lee Iacocca
If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor. Neil Simon
The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck. B. C. Forbes
When the phone started ringing too many times, I had to take it back to what I can handle. I take my chances on a job or a person as opposed to a situation. I don’t like to have a situation placed over my head. Bill Murray
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. Cate Blanchett