“Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many.” IfsMenNumbersEnemyLuckyFriend Enemy Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“I'm very lucky to be able to work in print and radio. I'm very lucky to be able to work at a time when finance and economics are really important. And the number of people who tell finance and economic stories in a kind of accessible storytelling way, there's much more demand than there is supply.” PeopleWayKindImportantStoriesAbleNumbersEconomicLuckyDemandEconomicsRadioStorytellingFinancePrint Author:David Plotz
“Most actors are lucky to ever get a job, period. I never forget that, because I have so many actor friends in L.A., and most of us barely ever work. And those of us that do, it's still only 60 days out of the year that we're actually on camera. It's an absurdly low number.” YearsStillsJobsActorsForgetNumbersPeriodsLuckyLowsCamerasNever Forget Author:Emile Hirsch
“I see Professionalism as a spreading disease of the present-day world, a sort of poly-oligarchy by which various groups (subway conductors, social workers, bricklayers) can bring things to a halt if their particular demands are not met. (Meanwhile, the irrelevance of each profession increases, in proportion to its increasing rigidity.) Such lucky groups demand more in each go-round - but meantime, the number who are permanently unemployed grows and grows.” IfsWorldSocialGrowsNumbersGroupsParticularMetsLuckyDemandDiseaseIncreaseWorkersRoundsVariousProfessionProportionHaltUnemployedSubwayProfessionalismPresent DayConductorSocial WorkerRigidityOligarchyIrrelevanceBricklayers Author:Ted Nelson
“I am never going to please all 100 million people who read the book. I'll be lucky if half that number are happy with me playing Christian Grey. I know there are campaigns of hate against me already.” PeopleIfsKnowsBookChristianHateNumbersHalfMillionsPleaseLuckyCampaignsGrey Author:Jamie Dornan
“When I was a young boy I wanted to play for Newcastle United, I wanted to wear the number nine shirt and I wanted to score goals at St James' Park. I've lived my dream and I realise how lucky I've been to have done that.” DonePlayDreamWantedYoungGoalUnitedNumbersBoysLuckyNineShirtsParksScoreRealisingNewcastleNewcastle United Author:Alan Shearer
“When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky, on lucky summer nights, my cousin would pick me up in his Chevy Super Sport and drive me down along the Ohio River to Cincinnati to hear some rock 'n' roll. Those were exciting times, and the bands would play late into the night, rocking soaked in sweat. When I hear the Ready Stance, these memories come back to me and I remember that Cincinnati has produced so many wonderful musicians. The Ready Stance is among that number. You will be hearing a lot about them in the future.” PlayKidsRememberNightSportsMemoriesNumbersGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulRocksReadyLuckyBandLateSummerMusicianPicksRiversExcitingHearingSweatRock N RollCousinOhioStanceKentuckyMy CousinKids Growing UpSummer NightsPick MePick Me UpCome Back To MeChevy Author:Chris Frantz
“As a kid, I would do all of the plays at my school, and I was notorious for being in five numbers in one show. I'd go onstage, run backstage for a wardrobe change, and then go back out onstage. I'm always trying to do more than I should but when I got my lucky break (or whatever it's called), I was prepared because I studied and worked really hard for it.” ShouldTryingHardPlayShowsRunningKidsSchoolNumbersBreakFiveLuckyPreparedAlways TryingWardrobeNotoriousLucky Breaks Author:Chrissie Fit
“I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to [Phil] Seuling's conventions for something like three years in a row from '70 to '72 and I remember at the '72 luncheon with the Academy of Comic Book Artists and talking with John Romita about the kind of brushes he used. Pros ask pros the same questions that fans do. "What kind of pens do you use? What kind of brushes do you use?" I was so amazed that the wonderful work John Romita was doing was accomplished with a Windsor-Newton series 7 Number 4. Not a 2 or a 3, but a 4.” PeopleWayYearsKindBookUseRememberUsedArtistThreeAsksNumbersTalkingWonderfulFansMetsLuckySeriesComicAccomplishedPensThree YearsConventionsComic BookAmazedBrushesAcademyNewtonWindsorNumber 4 Author:Mike Royer
“My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on, four billion! Darn! Seven. Not even close. I need more dice."” NeedsRealHumorFunnyNumbersFourLuckySevenBillionsGamblingDiceHandy Author:Mitch Hedberg
“You know I used to work at Ikea, selling over 7,000 products. Give me a number between 1-7,000 I'll tell you about it. Sorry out of stock, lucky you chose that one.” KnowsGivingHumorFunnyUsedNumbersProductsLuckyGive MeSorrySellingLucky YouIkea Author:Milton Jones
“Any time I think out loud, 'I can't believe this is my job,' and remember I am a very lucky duck. Whether marshalling hundreds of zombies, doing crazy stunts or shooting big music numbers, I just feel fortunate to have made my passion my vocation.” ThinkingFeelsBelieveMadeI CanBigsJobsRememberPassionNumbersCrazyLuckyShootingLoudFortunateDucksVocationZombieMy Passion Author:Steven Soderbergh
“Sitting and watching a game show, or betting on your lucky numbers is not the price that most of the top 1% paid to become rich” ShowsGamesNumbersRichLuckySittingPaidBettingBecome RichGame Shows Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.” WorldWayFeelsHas BeensActorsNumbersGroupsLuckyTinySmall Numbers Author:John C. Reilly
“It's amazing how lucky Westlife were and what we achieved. It's very rare to have seven number ones in a row. Ridiculous in fact.” FactsNumbersLuckySevenRidiculousWestlife Author:Shane Filan
“An increasing number of people are growing uncomfortable with the gulf between the world's rich and the poor. Ostentatiously splashing your money around simply draws attention to that disparity, and to your own position on the lucky higher ground. It suggests a callousness, an inhumanity, a let's-just-rub-their-noses-in-it arrogance.” PeopleWorldPoorNumbersAttentionRichGrowingPositionHigherLuckyDrawsNosesUncomfortableArroganceInhumanityDisparityCallousnessHigher GroundSplashing Author:Kalle Lasn
“I was lucky enough to build on the work of a number of people who had already run laps around this theory-building track. The original classification scheme, years ago, distinguished radical from incremental change. The theory said that established firms managed incremental change well, but would be expected to founder when their industry encountered a radical change.” PeopleYearsWellsSaidEnoughWould BeRunningNumbersBuildingTheoryIndustryLuckyYears AgoOriginalsTrackExpectedRadicalFirmSchemesFoundersLapDistinguishedClassificationRadical ChangeIncremental Change Author:Clayton Christensen
“There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.” GivingShowsStarsNumbersFiveWeekTvsLuckyStonesHeelsTv ShowsLucky Star Author:Gordon Lightfoot
“The people who taught really knew their stuff. My chemistry teacher, Frank Wade, was actually a chemist. I was so lucky in a number of ways.” PeopleWayStuffNumbersTeacherTaughtLuckyChemistryFrankSo LuckyChemistWadeChemistry Teachers Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“Those first memories of my modeling career are not my favorite. At the beginning, it was tough. I was very lucky, my career took off very quickly, but still. All the memories I have about first casting in general - they're not nice. Just because there's so many girls, so much competition. I don't blame those casting directors, they see so many girls and they can't be nice to everybody. But you don't feel like a person, you feel like a number.” FeelsFirstsPersonsStillsGirlMemoriesNumbersCareersNiceLuckyDirectorsToughBlameCompetitionMy FavoriteBeing NiceCastingModelingCasting Directors Author:Bianca Balti
“In a growing number of states, you're actually expected to pay back the costs of your imprisonment. Paying back all these fees, fines, and costs may be a condition of your probation or parole. To make matters worse, if you're one of the lucky few who actually manages to get a job following release from prison, up to 100% of your wages can be garnished to pay back all those fees, fines and court costs. One hundred percent.” IfsMayMatterStatesJobsNumbersPayGrowingConditionsFineCostLuckyPercentHundredCourtPrisonFollowingExpectedManageReleaseWagesFeesImprisonmentParoleProbation Author:Michelle Alexander
“I've been lucky to have made a number of travel programmes with the BBC, the object being to see places off the beaten track. As a result, I've often had a guide who's been able to show me things that you wouldn't see with a tour group.” MadeShowsAbleResultsNumbersGroupsObjectsLuckyTrackGuidesShow MeBeatenProgrammes Author:Michael Palin