“Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential” PeopleShowsChanceTalentFamePopsFactorsIdolsAcademy Author:Gordon Brown
“So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do nothing; but when we begin to think of it subjectively, we feel responsible for our time, and the notion of punctuality arises.” ThinkingFeelsLongCan DoChanceOur LivesFateResponsibleNotionAriseFactorsOur TimePunctuality Author:W. H. Auden
“When I grew up, shame was used as a tool for check and balance. If you stood a chance of hearing someone say, "Shame on you," or "You should be ashamed of yourself," you thought twice. It doesn't seem to be a factor today.” IfsShouldSeemsTodayUsedChanceGrewBalanceGrew UpToolsShameHearingChecksFactorsAshamedShame On You Author:Robert Redford
“The facts are really not at all like fish on the fishmonger's slab. They are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean; and what the historian catches will depend, partly on chance, but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use - these two factors being, of course, determined by the kind of fish he wants to catch. By and large, the historian will get the kind of facts he wants. History means interpretation.” WantKindMeanTwoSometimesFactsUseCoursesChanceDependsOceanFishesDeterminedFactorsInterpretationHistorianSwimmingInaccessibleSlabs Book:What is History? Source: What is History?
“War is the realm of uncertainty; three-quarters of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty. ... war is the realm of chance. No other human activity gives it greater scope; no other has such incessant and varied dealings with this intruder. Chance makes everything more uncertain and interferes with the whole course of events.” GivingHumansWarWholeActionThreeCoursesChanceGreaterEventsActivityFactorsUncertaintyRealmsQuartersUncertainInterfereFogScopeHuman ActivityDealingsIncessantIntruders Book:On War Source: On War