“Horseshoes are lucky. Horses have four bits of lucky nailed to their feet. They should be the luckiest animals in the world. They should rule the country. They should win all their horse races, at least. 'In the fifth race today, every single horse was first equal...one horse threw a shoe came in third...the duck was ninth...and five ran.'” WorldShouldFirstsCountryTodayWinningBitsAnimalRaceFiveFourFeetLuckyEqualThirdsHorseShoesRanDucksFifthHorseshoes Author:Eddie Izzard
“What I got out of baseball is what I have today, and I've got to look at that. I still see some of my friends that never made it past Triple-A. I made that last big step. I was lucky. I'm in love with my land. I got it all from playing ball. It gives me prestige. Someone says, 'What you got?' I say, 'One hundred and twenty-one acres of nice land.'” GivingLooksMadeStillsBigsTodayLastsPastStepsNiceLandLuckyHundredMy FriendsBaseballBallsGive MeTwentiesMade ItTwenty OnePrestigeAcres Author:Mark Fidrych
“I realize now how lucky I was, in the total absence of role models, to have only men to rebel against. Today's women students are meeting their oppressors in dangerously seductive new form, as successful congenial female professors who view themselves as victims of a rigid foreign ideology.” MenTodayFormRealizingViewsRolesSuccessfulStudentsLuckyModelsFemaleVictimMeetingsAbsenceIdeologyProfessorsRole ModelsRebelOppressorsSeductive Author:Camille Paglia
“The whole story is about change. We are very lucky that the earth's history is recorded in fossilized remains. And we can see the changes. Unfortunately, there will always be gaps in our knowledge, but there is no doubt that we and everything living today has evolved.” WholeStoriesTodayEarthDoubtAtheismLuckyRemainsPositive AtheismNo DoubtGaps Author:Richard Leakey
“I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's not fun to be asked, 'What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home?' It just makes you feel like a kid. It's this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much.” PeopleWantFeelsFeelingsHomeKidsTodayFunParentLove YouLuckyDinnerAnnoyedJuxtapositionLove You So MuchLove My ParentsI Love My Parents Author:Jonah Hill
“I believe you make your own luck. My motto is ‘It’s always a mistake not to go.’ So I jump on the airplane, try new things—sometimes I get in way over my head, but then I think, I’ll work my way out of this somehow. A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning…The thing I love about living in New York is that I never fail to get up in the morning and think, Something adventurous is going to happen today. The energy is operating at full throttle all the time. And if you want to be lucky you’ve got to go out and take advantage of it.” IfsThinkingWayWantTryingBelieveSometimesBigsHappensTodayEnergyI BelieveMistakeMorningFailingNew YorkLuckyAdvantageLuckGet UpMy WayGatesAirplaneNew ThingsEvery MorningMottoAdventurousThings I LoveChargingMy MottoLucky YouThrottle Author:Tom Brokaw
“My arrogance knows no bounds and I will make no peace today, and you should be so lucky to find a woman like me.” KnowsShouldTodayLuckyBoundsLike MeArroganceSo Lucky Author:Jenny Holzer
“You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and - and if you're lucky, next week.” IfsKnowsLongTodayLife IsNextViewsWeekTomorrowLuckyNext WeekToday And Tomorrow Author:Garrison Keillor
“I'm hard-nosed about luck. I think it sucks. Yeah, if you spend seven years looking for a job as a copywriter, and then one day somebody gives you a job, you can say, Gee, I was lucky I happened to go up there today. But, dammit, I was going to go up there sooner or later in the next seventy years. If you're persistent in trying and doing and working, you almost make your own fortune.” IfsThinkingGivingWritingTryingYearsHardTodayJobsTimeNextHappenedOne DayLuckyDeterminationYeahLuckFortuneSevenPersistenceSooner Or LaterSeventiesPersistentSeven YearsMonarchyLooking For A Job Author:Jerry Della Femina
“Try to have a good day today, wherever you are, whatever you do, whoever is near, if no one is near. Try to be happy, because you may not see tomorrow. There is someone this morning, who didn't wake up, who will never see this day. Try to feel lucky that this is not you.” IfsFeelsTryingMayTodayMorningTomorrowLuckyWake UpThis DayGood DayWherever You AreHave A Good DayTrying To Be Happy Author:Margaret Cho
“I am so, so lucky. I am the luckiest girl in the world, really. And still with access to everything I could possibly want I still say 'Oh dear, what am I going to wear today?' There's no ending to that question!” WorldWantStillsTodayGirlLuckyDearAccessSo LuckyLuckiest GirlLuckiest Girl In The World Author:Salma Hayek
“Luckily I am very, very privileged and feel very lucky to be getting work and my kiddies are not feeling the brunt of any kind of horror that's going on today. So I'm super lucky.” FeelsKindFeelingsTodayHorrorLuckyPrivileged Author:Johnny Depp
“I can't imagine being quite as lucky at any other time - I certainly never have been before. That goes right down from my producing partners to people like Eddie Vedder. But the two things that make me feel that this was meant to be now and not before was that the story itself has more resonance today - I find it a more important story today than it was then - and Emile.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensI CanTwoImportantStoriesTodayImagineLuckyPartnersTwo ThingsMeant To BeResonanceWere Meant To Be Author:Sean Penn
“After absorbing the news of today, one expects to face a world consisting entirely of strikes, crimes, power failures, broken water mains, stalled trains, school shutdowns, muggers, drug addicts, neo-Nazis, and rapists. The fact is that one can come home in the evening, on a lucky day, without having encountered more than one or two of these phenomena.” WorldTwoFactsHomeTodaySchoolFacesWaterCrimeBrokenDrugLuckyNewsTrainStrikesEveningComing HomeNaziAddictAbsorbingDrug AddictMuggersLucky DayPower Failure Author:Barbara Tuchman
“We must often visit yesterday to see how lucky or unlucky we are today!” TodayLuckyYesterdayUnlucky Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“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
“There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.” PeopleBelieveMatterCharacterTodayActorsExampleLuckyBelieve In MePrivate Life Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“Well if I had my choice I would not - I wouldn't mind working with Alec Baldwin, but the mother role - I'm kidding. It's terrific. I'll tell you what happened with Alec Baldwin and myself. This is a couple acting together just this side of heaven. He's one of the best actors I've ever worked with in whole life. And I - I'm not overdoing it. I just think he's about the best around today. So I got lucky.” IfsThinkingMindWellsWholeTodayTogetherMotherChoicesActorsHeavenSidesActingRolesHappenedCoupleLuckyWhole LifeTerrificOverdoing ItActing Together Author:Elaine Stritch
“It's important for the progressive youth to remember that the agenda you set today is the agenda that will matter tomorrow. If you are engaged and active, it means you are one of the lucky ones and you are awake. Most people are not there yet.” PeopleIfsMeanImportantMatterTodayRememberYouthTomorrowLuckyActiveAwakeEngagedAgendasProgressive Author:Darryl Pinckney
“The continent is incredibly exciting. When I first went there, it consumed me, and I instantly felt like I wanted to be engaged one way or the other, whether on a philanthropic level or business. I'm lucky to say today that I do both. In terms of African Wildlife Foundation, I started working with them roughly around 2009, on the ambassador level. Then I joined the board and was exposed to deeper issues that the Foundation was combating on the continent.” WayFirstsTodayWantedFeltTermLevelsIssuesLuckyExcitingFoundationDeeperOne WayBoardsEngagedExposedContinentsConsumedWildlifeAmbassadorsPhilanthropic Author:Veronika Varekova
“Meanwhile, I get to make an album. I feel like I've been very lucky. There is a guilt when I see people I know who work really hard, then I'm like, "Oh, I've got to do an interview today." I'm so appreciative of all of this, but it does feel like the bubble will burst at some point and it will all have been a dream.” PeopleKnowsFeelsDoeHas BeensHardDreamTodayLuckyGuiltAlbumsInterviewsBubblesAppreciative Author:Jessie Ware
“Today I have a great life. I have three kids and a beautiful wife. I play golf every day. I give to charities. I'm in a lucky position.” GivingPlayKidsTodayBeautifulThreeWifePositionLuckyGolfCharityBeautiful Wife Author:Gerry Cooney
“But really - look at the span of my career, and it's something people dream about. And to be spared major injury: I had some moments along the way, but being able to retire on my own terms after having driven during those decades when safety conditions were more precarious than today - am I lucky, or what?” PeopleWayLooksMomentsDreamTodayAbleTermMy OwnCareersConditionsLuckyMajorsSafetyDrivenDecadesInjuryRetiringPrecarious Author:Mario Andretti
“I'm confident enough to say I was better than my mates! But with the different competitions I did play with some good players, who didn't make it for whatever reason. I was lucky enough to be able to do what I love, and my mates have continued to play at a lower level and really enjoy it, I know that's exactly what I'd be doing if I wasn't here today.” DifferentReasonEnoughTodayEnjoyPlayerLuckyCompetition Author:Peter Crouch
“There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in 10 years while millions of students can't even afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business. We all know you don't get successful just by having a good idea or working hard. You get successful by being lucky too. If I had to support my family growing up, instead of having the time to learn how to code. If I didn't know that I was gonna be fine if Facebook didn't work out, then I wouldn't be standing up here today. And if we're honest, we all know how much luck we've had.” TodaySupportGrowing UpSuccessfulHonestStudentsLuckyMy FamilyLuckWork OutCodeLoan Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“I was lucky enough to date my first love for five years. We had a very romantic, very dramatic teenage love affair. And it has impacted me because I have married a man who is simply the grownup version of my first love. So, I believe my first love was just preparing me for the man I'm married to today. And it has also impacted the way I write, because there will always be a love story in every movie I write. Always! I think having a positive first love experience before the heartbreak made me a more confident in who I am, a more confident female today.” ThinkingMenWritingBelieveHeartEnoughTodayI BelieveHe ManLuckyMarriedFemaleAffairLove StoryDramaticFirst LoveTeenageLove AffairGrownupsVery Romantic Author:Amma Asante
“Leonardo da Vinci was lucky to be born the same year that Johannes Gutenberg opened his printing shop. As a young person, he could get information about whatever struck his curiosity. The Internet is to our age what Gutenberg's press was to his, so he would have loved being alive today.” AgeTodayInternetLuckyCuriosityPrintingLive For TodayLeonardo Author:Walter Isaacson
“When I broke into music journalism it wasn't easy but there was more of an established path. I wanted and was able to have a grown-up person's job with a real salary writing for a fairly sizable audience about stuff I cared about. When you're starting out, you try to get as much experience as you can so people will see your work, and maybe start giving you the assignments you want, and paying you (hopefully both). And if you're lucky you land someplace where you can stay for a while. But today that's a trickier trajectory to envision.” PeopleGivingWritingTryingRealTodayEasyAudiencePathLuckyJournalismHopefullyBrokeLucky You Author:Anthony DeCurtis
“Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.” WorldYearsStillsTodayWishCitiesCitizensLuckyBirthdaySentimentalCities In The WorldBirthday Wishes Author:Ed Koch
“For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.” WorldTodayMotherChoicesInspiringRoomsCareersLuckyGrandmotherMothers DayAdmittingCareers Choices Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.” NeedsLongStillsDifferentProblemTodayVoiceIssuesLuckySingingBoxesMusclesRenewalVocalCordsVocal Cords Author:Shania Twain