“I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.” ThinkingStillsDoneJobsPastGoneHavensTerribleLuckyDecidedWorthyLoad Author:Chris O'Dowd
“The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldn't have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldn't possibly have gone.” FirstsBigsWinningParentBreakGoneLuckyUniversityScholarshipCambridgeUniversity EducationCambridge University Author:Trevor Nunn
“The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you're lucky. With automobiles, maybe 2 to 1. But in software, it's at least 25 to 1. The difference between the average programmer and a great one is at least that. The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world. And when you're in a field where the dynamic range is 25 to 1, boy, does it pay off.” PeopleIfsWorldMayDoeDifferencesPaySecretBoysGoneFieldsLuckyComputerWorkersAverageRangeLengthSoftwareExceptionalAutomobileProgrammersGreat OnesHardwareSecret Of My Success Author:Steve Jobs
“To me acting is a hobby and I'm inspired by it. And if I'm going to spend time doing something that I'm not really inspired to do, then why am I doing it? I don't know if that sounds sort of new agey or whatever, but it's true. I've been lucky enough to have a musical career that has gone pretty good and acting is something I have always wanted to do.” IfsKnowsEnoughWantedSoundActingCareersGoneLuckyInspiredMusicalHobbiesEnd TimesNew AgeSpend Time Author:Justin Timberlake
“I'm very lucky that my husband is a true partner in child-rearing. If I get home late, he gets home early or vice-versa. I travel more, and he's able to spell me when I'm gone.” IfsChildrenHomeAbleGoneLuckyHusbandLateVicesPartnersMy HusbandSpellsVice VersaChild Rearing Author:Bonnie Hammer
“Sometimes you miss friends, and it's hard for them, as well, when you're just gone for a long time. I can't just go and see them any time I want because when I'm free, they may not be free, but I definitely wouldn't change it, ever. But, when you find really great friends, that doesn't matter, and I'm lucky to have some people who really, really look after me and look out for me. I definitely wouldn't ever change it.” PeopleWantWellsLooksMayLongI CanSometimesMatterHardGoneMissingLuckyLong TimeReally GreatGreat Friend Author:Maisie Williams
“I definitely have friends who - they've gone to multiple jobs, they've had trouble finding jobs, some have gone back to school - it's a very transitional period in anyone's life. I think definitely people have, even like my girlfriend for example, she works her job - and just the fact that she has a job - she just feels super lucky in this economy. But it can really shape, I think, the way you view the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsFactsSchoolJobsViewsEconomyGoneTroubleExamplePeriodsShapesLuckyFindingsGirlfriendMultipleMy GirlfriendMultiple Jobs Author:Chris Baio
“I think that as actresses - and I've definitely gone through this in a really bizarre way, because I worked so much and was really lucky with the roles that I got when I was younger - I remember hearing the older actors saying, "It gets tough," and thinking, "Really? I can't imagine."” ThinkingWayI CanRememberActorsRolesGoneImagineLuckyToughHearingActressesBizarre Author:Winona Ryder
“I'm an only child. My mum and dad are six in each family. They're both twins, and they only wanted one. I always say to them though that they're lucky - it could have all gone wrong.” ChildrenWantedGoneDadLuckySixMumTwinsOnly ChildMum And Dad Author:Luke Evans
“It's going to sound like the easy answer, but I love them both. I do! I really don't prefer one over the other. With movies, you really dive into a character for two to three months, but then it's gone. With a TV series, you have a constant location you're living in, and you're always working on the same character along with people who are like your own family. I'm lucky to have done both.” PeopleTwoDoneCharacterThreeEasySoundAnswersGoneTvsLike YouMonthsLuckyConstantSeriesLocationThree MonthsTv SeriesAlways WorkingEasy Answers Author:Laura Vandervoort
“I do like touring. Sometimes it's crazy. We're really lucky and we've gone all over the world. You can't complain about getting paid to see the world. I've had to reel myself in a little bit at some points.” WorldLittlesSometimesBitsGoneCrazyLuckyLittle BitPaidComplainingTouring Author:Mac DeMarco
“What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsKindEndsCountryStatesRememberBornDifferencesGoneFourSeeingSeaPositionSonMomFameLuckyFortuneMaking A DifferenceRemarkableFour YearsUps & DownsSingle Mom Author:Barack Obama