"The million, million, million ... to one chance happens once in a million, million, million ... times no matter how surprised we may be that it results in us."

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Source : "Heredity" Journal, 1973.

Ronald Fisher

#May Quotes #Matter Quotes #Chance Quotes

“See, a painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap. So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of.”
“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.”
“The actors I was most impressed with and who were influencing my taste were all movie actors, so I always wanted to do movies but I didnt want to go to Hollywood and become a waiter in the meantime. The chances are really slim that an actor will be discovered in Hollywood. ... Ive never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.”
“People always ask me how I start a collection, and I tell them that I just look around. What am I tired of? What am I in the mood for? Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.”

Source : Interview with Daisy Garnett, nymag.com.
“When I planned my wedding the first time, my ex-husband and I, we were both struggling comics. I had a TV show that had gotten cancelled. Basically, I rented a wedding gown; the reception hall smelled like feet.”

Source : "Sherri Shepherd Talks: Marriage Life, Divorce, Parenting & Advice On Catching A Man" by Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 4, 2011.
“Before I go on stage, I knock three times. Three is my lucky number; I once went into an audition and was number 333 and got the best part ever.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running.”
“It is only that my illusion is more real to me than reality. And so do we often build our world on an error, and cry out that the universe is falling to pieces, if any one but lift a finger to replace the error by truth.”

Source : Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.55, Courier Corporation

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