“You can't do science in a novel, but you can do philosophy. Or, if you're really lucky, you can manage to pose a question in such a way that other people will take it on.” PeopleIfsWayPhilosophyCan DoNovelLuckyManageLucky You Author:Scarlett Thomas
“I just look at what's the most fun thing I can do next. I'm not looking to prove anything, or to break out or to break away. I feel so lucky, honestly, that I'm still working.” FeelsLooksStillsI CanNextFunCan DoBreakLuckyProveHonestlyBreak OutSo LuckyFun Things Author:Lucy Lawless
“People always ask me about career choices, though it rarely ever seems like any kind of choice. It's just like, I really want to do something, this is what I can do, and that's it. I'm lucky to be doing this at all.” PeopleWantKindI CanSeemsChoicesAsksCan DoCareersLuckyAsk MeCareers Choices Author:Emile Hirsch
“I'm really lucky because I found myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to do. I can make records, produce records, make movies, or I can do nothing. I'm not a slave to the dollar.” WantI CanFoundCan DoRecordsPositionProduceLuckyDollarsSlave Author:Robbie Robertson
“As writers, we can do whatever we want to. We're only limited by our imaginations. What an amazing, incredible time to be alive. How lucky we all are.” WantCan DoImaginationAliveLuckyIncredibles Author:J.A. Konrath
“I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me.” PeopleWantI CanUseCareWantedFeltCan DoLuckyAskingUsing Me Author:Alicia Keys
“With any television series - and it's something that is taken for granted with movies because you have the whole arc within two hours - you establish who the character is and it's a two-dimensional version, or if you're lucky, a two and a half-dimensional character. Once you establish that, you can move forward and break all the rules. Once the audience has accepted who the person is, then you can do the exact opposite. What makes it funny and interesting is doing the opposite.” IfsPersonsTwoCharacterMovingCan DoInterestingHalfBreakAudienceTelevisionLuckyOppositesSeriesAcceptedVersionsMoving Forward Author:Rashida Jones
“I don't know what the answer is, but I'm very blessed and lucky to have made a good living doing what I've loved to do. I just hope I can do another one after this.” KnowsMadeI CanCan DoAnswersLuckyBlessedGood Living Author:Donnie Fritts
“I've been really lucky with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won't do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don't want to do that.” IfsWantFeelsBelieveI CanEndsReasonI BelieveCan DoActingIndustryOne DayLuckyI Believe InFeel GoodCompromise Author:Rashida Jones
“One can always come up with funny lists and jokes. You know what? I take it back. Not everyone can always come up with funny lists and some jokes. I'm very lucky to have a gift where I can do that pretty ably.” KnowsI CanCan DoLuckyJokesCome UpLists Author:John Hodgman
“As long as I could hold a pencil, I was drawing and telling stories and making jokes. I've just been lucky that no one ever stopped me, and now I can do that for a living.” LongI CanStoriesCan DoLuckyJokesDrawingPencilsTelling Stories Author:Alex Hirsch
“I think it's the same thing for a country. We are lucky then that we can get some financing from the government, because it means when I get the money, when I get the grant to do the film, of course it's based on the script, but I have total artistic control and I can do personal stuff.” ThinkingMeanI CanCountryGovernmentFilmCoursesStuffCan DoLuckyScriptsArtisticGrantsFinancingPersonal Stuff Author:Philippe Falardeau
“If I'm lucky, I can do a facial once a month.” IfsI CanCan DoMonthsLuckyFacial Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“What I normally do as an actor in playing different roles, I just have to do in a span of three seconds sometimes, so I think I'm lucky that I've been doing it so long that I can do it rather quickly.” ThinkingLongI CanDifferentSometimesThreeActorsCan DoRolesLuckySecondsI Can Do It Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“I've been lucky enough to reach a place where I can speak what's in my heart, and people know that it comes from a real place; I don't have to worry about doing what someone's not doing - I can do me.” PeopleKnowsHeartI CanRealEnoughSpeakCan DoWorryMy HeartLucky Author:Nas
“If I can do anything in this time of my career, I want to make it easier for other actresses and girls who are growing up to go, 'I get to be a part of a comedy or an action film or a romantic comedy or a thriller or just a romance, without having to wind up with someone to complete us.' I complete me. I just got lucky that, after I completed myself, I met someone who could tolerate me.” IfsWantI CanActionFilmRomanceGirlCan DoCareersGrowing UpComedyGrowingWindEasierMetsLuckyActressesTolerateThrillersAction FilmsComplete Me Author:Sandra Bullock
“We are lucky in the United States to have our liberal arts system. In most countries, if you go to university, you have to decide for all English literature or no literature, all philosophy or no philosophy. But we have a system that is one part general education and one part specialization. If your parents say you've got to major in computer science, you can do that. But you can also take general education courses in the humanities, and usually you have to.” IfsArtCountryStatesPhilosophyHumanityCoursesLiteratureParentCan DoUnitedUnited StatesLuckyComputerMajorsUniversityComputer ScienceEnglish LiteratureSpecializationLiberal ArtsGeneral Education Author:Martha C. Nussbaum