"Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something new. They're prepared to take risks and relaxed enough to see the opportunities in the first place."

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Source : "How To Make Your Own Luck". Interview with Daniel H. Pink, www.fastcompany.com. June 30, 2003.

Richard Wiseman

#Opportunity Quotes #People Quotes #Risk Quotes

“In grammar school, I went to eight o'clock mass pretty much like four days a week.”
“The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep and moving ancestral memories in every human being.”
“Stand up for what you think is right. That might be very different from what I am saying today, but you are allowed to differ from me just as I am allowed to differ from you. That is part of our strength as a country that we can differ from each other.”
“I might have speculated on my chances of going to Heaven; but candidly I did not care. I could not have wept if I had tried. I had no wish to review the evils of my past. But the past did seem to have been a bit wasted. The road to Hell may be paved with good intentions: the road to Heaven is paved with lost opportunities.”

Source : Apsley Cherry-Garrard (2013). “The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctica, 1910-1913”, p.238, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone and to no one.”
“I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent”
“When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.”
“Chick Lit uses humor to reflect life back to us. It's a very comforting genre, and it's the first time our generation has had a voice. It's a very important genre for all of those reasons.”

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