“If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.” IfsKnowsPersonsNamesLuckyActresses Author:Paula Patton
“If you write chick lit, and if you're a New Yorker, and if your book becomes the topic of pop-culture fascination, the paper might make dismissive and ignorant mention of your book. If you write romance, forget about it. You'll be lucky if they spell your name right on the bestseller list.” IfsWritingBookMightRomanceCultureNamesForgetLuckyPaperPopsListsIgnorantSpellsTopicsLitFascinationPop CultureChicksNew Yorkers Author:Jennifer Weiner
“The Andrians were the first of the islanders to refuse Themistocles' demand for money. He had put it to them that they would be unable to avoid paying, because the Athenians had the support of two powerful deities, one called Persuasion and the other Compulsion.The Andrians had replied that Athens was lucky to have two such useful gods, who were obviously responsible for her wealth and greatness; unfortunately, they themselves, in their small & inadequate land, had two utterly useless deities, who refused to leave the island and insisted on staying; and their names were Poverty and Inability.” FirstsTwoWould BeNamesWealthPowerfulPovertySupportLandGreatnessLuckyDemandResponsibleRefuseUselessIslandsStayingPersuasionInabilityDeitiesCompulsionInadequateAthensAthenians Author:Herodotus
“When you hire great actors, you're lucky, so you just try to create an atmosphere where they can succeed and relax and take risks. You're happy that you get to watch them at the monitor and that your name is on the director's chair.” TryingActorsNamesWatchesRiskLuckySucceedDirectorsAtmosphereRelaxChairsGreat Actors Author:Ben Affleck
“I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit.” PeopleThinkingLittlesEnoughHelpingNamesBitsCareersLuckyLittle Bit Author:Graham Yost
“I'd be in the backyard minding my own business. The other kids would call me names, like meatball head or neo-Calvinist. I'd run after them, but lucky for them the chain would snap my neck back.” RunningKidsNamesMy OwnLuckyChainsNecksCall MeSnapsOwn BusinessBackyardsMeatballsMinding My Own Business Author:Emo Philips
“I did ask Larry David, "How did I get so lucky? How am I here Seinfeld?" He just said, 'Well, when you say your name over and over it just has a really strong rhythm: "Marisa Tomei. Marisa Tomei."” WellsSaidAsksNamesStrongLuckyRhythmOver ItLarrySo Lucky Author:Marisa Tomei
“I had the chance to play for a lot of different teams in the Premier League, but I think all the choices I made were the right ones. I could name a lot - with Gremio, PSG, Barcelona, Milan, Flemengo Mineiro. I was lucky enough to score a few goals, and they were all beautiful.” ThinkingMadeDifferentEnoughPlayBeautifulChoicesNamesGoalChanceTeamLuckyLeagueScoreBarcelonaPremier LeagueMilan Author:Ronaldinho