“Of course it's also a lot easier to slap a health claim on a box of sugary cereal than on a potato or carrot, with the perverse result that the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section, silent as stroke victims, while a few aisles over, the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are screaming about their newfound whole-grain goodness.” WholeCoursesResultsProduceEasierLuckyGoodnessClaimsVictimSilentBoxesCharmGrainStrokesSectionsPotatoesSlapSupermarketsAisleCarrotsPuffCerealCocoaLucky CharmsWhole Grains Author:Michael Pollan
“I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things.” Has BeensBeautifulCoursesKnownLuckyIncrediblesTemporaryBeautiful ThingsGreat LoveCustodians Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“The only options open for girls then were of course mother, secretary or teacher. At least that's what we all thought and were preparing ourselves for. Now, I must say how lucky we are, as women, to live in an age where 'Dental Hygienist' has been added to the list.” Has BeensAgeMotherGirlCoursesTeacherLuckyListsSecretaryPreparingDentalDental Hygienists Author:Roseanne Barr
“One of the skills of a journalist, though, is to find people who can teach him what he needs to know. So instead of taking courses, I've been very lucky in that I found teachers - scientists, especially - who were willing to teach me what I needed to know, whether it was about genetically modified crops or how photosynthesis works, and so on. I just find my teachers and don't have to pay for my education.” PeopleKnowsNeedsCoursesFoundPayTeachTeacherWillingNeededLuckySkillsScientistJournalistCropsGenetically ModifiedPhotosynthesis Author:Michael Pollan
“Sometimes you get lucky - you don't put much work in and you're successful anyway. But over the course of time, if you really want to shape your path, I think it's about the quality of the time you put in.” IfsThinkingWantSometimesCoursesQualityPathSuccessfulShapesLuckyLucky You Author:Blake Griffin
“Usually, when making a film, the surprises are negative surprises. You don't get what you wanted or what you hoped for. The only nice surprises are those that are offered to you by actors when they offer you these gifts, when they are better and give you more than what you had originally conceived. That doesn't happen every day on set, but if it happens a couple of times in the course of making a film, you can consider yourself very lucky.” IfsGivingHappensWantedFilmCoursesActorsNiceCoupleOffersLuckyNegativeSurprise Author:Michael Haneke
“I do the best I can - I know my way around [Russian method acting pioneer] Stanislavski, but I can't take myself seriously like that. I respect people who do it, of course. I just think I'm lucky to still be working at 73. You reach a point in life where you just think, "Show up, do your job, make sure the cheque's on the way," and that's it. I'm not hungry to do anything more, really.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayStillsI CanShowsJobsCoursesActingLuckyMethodHungryMy WayDo The BestPioneersRespect PeopleChequesMethod ActingPoints In LifeStanislavski Author:Anthony Hopkins
“I'm working for myself; what else have I got to work for? How can you work for an audience? What do you imagine an audience would want? I have got nobody to excite except myself, so I am always surprised if anyone likes my work sometimes. I suppose I'm very lucky, of course, to be able to earn my living by something that really absorbs me to try to do, if that is what you call luck.” IfsWantTryingSometimesAbleCoursesAudienceImagineLuckyLuckLikes Author:Francis Bacon
“Of course, we're so lucky to be in a time where that's not our reality anymore. I just thought it was very interesting to go back to that time now, and to look at all of these issues that are still relevant today, but just in such a different way, and to see how we approach them and try to overcome them. Yeah, we've come a long way with medicine and women's health in the Western world, but in a lot of parts of the rest of the world, that's still a huge issue.” WorldWayTryingLooksLongStillsDifferentRealityTodayCoursesInterestingIssuesHugeLuckyApproachOvercomingYeahMedicineWesternDifferent WaysRelevantLong WayVery InterestingWestern WorldSo LuckyWomen's Health Author:Eve Hewson
“All my life I've worked and I was so lucky to go from a radio station in Washington to the Dodgers and of course, it never stopped. For me to suddenly put the key in the ignition and turn the engine off, it's kind of a frightening thought. I put the key in and left it there, God willing, for another year.” YearsKindTurnsCoursesLeftWillingKeysLuckyRadioGods WillStationsEnginesFrighteningSo LuckyRadio StationsDodgersAnother Year Author:Vin Scully
“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 anything, I've found nonfiction a little easier. You don't have to make anything up. Of course, that's the inherent difficulty as well: when you hit an information black hole, you don't get to make it up. That hasn't come up too often with this project though. I'm lucky to have tons of primary source material , reams of letters and diaries and memoirs.” IfsWellsLittlesCoursesFoundBlackInformationMaterialsSourceEasierLuckyProjectsLettersDifficultyCome UpHolesMemoirPrimariesNonfictionInherentDiariesBlack HolePrimary Source Author:Debra Dean
“I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to make the show, and that it is in alignment with what I'm interested in, with what I read about. For me, it just felt like an organic step - of course, I'm thinking I want a show that allows for more representation for the community and shows the struggles people face, especially when we're hearing all this political rhetoric - to have a way to show how much this affects people lives.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsShowsFacesPoliticalCoursesOpportunityFeltCommunityStepsStruggleLuckyHearingRhetoricRepresentationAlignmentSo LuckyPolitical Rhetoric Author:Ellen Page
“It's a struggle. It's really, really hard. I'm already nervous for my next one. You have to put more and more movie stars in movies these days. And of course, I would like to have more than $3million to make it. But, again, if that's what I was offered I wouldn't turn it down. I guess studios know that. But I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess.” IfsKnowsHardTurnsCoursesNextStarsStruggleLuckyStudiosNervousThese DaysMovie Star Author:Nicole Holofcener
“I loved working with [ Lars Von Trier], but I've done two films before, so I was quite used to him.He's a man of incredible moods of course, but he's also a hugely perceptive man, and there's no getting away from that. And he's able to put that perception into something like film, so we're very lucky.” MenTwoDoneAbleFilmUsedCoursesLuckyPerceptionIncrediblesMoodGet Away Author:John Hurt
“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
“I don't see myself as successful because I've worked on only a handful of films. The way I look at it, if you're really, really lucky, if you consistently work hard over the course of ten years, if you refuse to take no for an answer, if you surround yourself with great mentors and are a sponge, willing to learn, then you're bound for something to happen.” IfsWayYearsLooksHardHappensFilmCoursesAnswersSuccessfulWillingHard WorkLuckyTenBoundsRefuseGreat MenSurroundMentorConsistentlyHandfulSurround YourselfSpongesWilling To Learn Author:Haley Bennett
“I have been lucky, of course. Like, last year, if I went out, I'd have to fight to chat someone up. This year, I look exactly the same, which is really scruffy, and yet lots of people seem to have just changed their minds and decided I'm really sexy.” PeopleIfsYearsMindLooksHas BeensSeemsLastsFightingCoursesChangedLuckyDecidedSexyLast Year Author:Robert Pattinson