“I've definitely learned more about myself through experimentation over the years - which products work best for my skin and tricks from various makeup artists I've been lucky enough to work with.” YearsEnoughArtistProductsLuckySkinsVariousTricksMakeupExperimentationMakeup Artist Author:Ashley Greene
“I didn't start acting until I was 27, and that was just through Gary Shandling and Ben Stiller who I knew through stand-up. And they both in the same year offered me parts on their programs which was unbelievably lucky and fortuitous.” YearsActingLuckyProgramGaryFortuitous Author:Janeane Garofalo
“We were very, very lucky [with Tim White filmed making historic discoveries in the East African Rift ] . In 100 years, only three skeletal remains [of early man] were ever found at this site. This was the third one, and we were right there when it happened. In fact, when I first heard they had found something, I said, "Please stop it! Don't do anything right now. Let's do it tomorrow until we have unpacked our cameras and assembled our stuff.” MenYearsFirstsSaidFactsThreeFoundStuffWhiteHappenedHeardTomorrowPleaseRight NowLuckyDiscoveryThirdsCamerasRemainsEastSiteHistoricRift Author:Werner Herzog
“When we were growing up we only got two pairs of shoes every year. With me, I was lucky because I got three pairs of shoes, the third were basketball shoes: Black Air Force Ones, White Air Force Ones, and boots for the winter.” YearsTwoThreeForceBlackWhiteGrowing UpGrowingAirLuckyBasketballThirdsWinterShoesPairsBootsAir ForcePair Of Shoes Author:Iman Shumpert
“If you're lucky, you can keep the vehicle healthy and responsive over the years. If you're lucky, your own intentions have very little to do with this.” IfsYearsLittlesHealthyLuckyIntentionVehicleLucky You Author:Leonard Cohen
“The fact is that in my prep school, I went to a boarding school, 39 young men graduated from that prep school. Five years later, a quarter of us were in SDS, in Students for Democratic Society. Not because we were particularly chosen or because we were as I say, we were lucky but we were mainly luckily to grow up at a time where this black freedom movement was really defining the moral character of what it meant to be a citizen and a person.” MenYearsPersonsCharacterFactsSchoolYoungGrowsBlackMoralGrowing UpFiveMovementStudentsCitizensLuckyDemocraticChosenYoung ManFive YearsMeant To BeQuartersDefiningDemocratic SocietyMoral CharacterPreps Author:Bill Ayers
“We had a dog, Lucky, who was fourteen years old. For the last year of his life, I would take him on these walks that were long but didn't cover much distance.” YearsLongLastsWalksDogLuckyDistanceLast YearFourteen Author:Lynne Rae Perkins
“I was really lucky in that my mom and dad never got caught in the act, so to speak. So my mom was caught fraternizing with my dad. My mom was caught, you know, in the building that my father lived in. My mom was caught in a white neighborhood past curfew without the right permits. My mother was caught in transition. And that was key because had she been caught in the act, then, as the law says, she could've spent anywhere up to four years in prison.” KnowsYearsPastLawMotherFatherSpeakWhiteFourBuildingKeysMomDadLuckyPrisonMy DadCaughtMy MomNeighborhoodTransitionPermitFour YearsMom And DadCurfewCaught In The Act Author:Trevor Noah
“Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was 17 years old, when he was 37 years old. He taught me everything.” YearsTeacherTaughtLuckyRainDancerGenesSingin In The Rain Author:Debbie Reynolds
“Most actors don't understand acting. I think it's an art form that craft is out the window. I don't think people get it at all, most of the time. Or they get some of it, not all of it. If you get an Academy Award nomination, you think 95 percent of the profession is unemployed at any given time, most people will never even find work as an actor, and the ones who do will probably make $50,000 a year at the most if they're lucky. Some will never do Broadway. Some will never do a major role. And a really, really, really small percentage of them maybe will be nominated for a major award.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsArtFormActorsGivenActingRolesLuckyMajorsPercentWindowProfessionCraftsAwardsBroadwayPercentagesAcademyUnemployedNominationsAcademy Awards Author:Viola Davis
“Luck is one of the most important things in the world and really has a role to play in everything, and in marriage, I've been lucky enough to be married to the same girl for all these years.” WorldYearsImportantEnoughPlayGirlRolesLuckyMarriedLuckImportant ThingsBeing Married Author:Stan Lee
“You're lucky if you reach the point where you go, "OK, I have a wonderful life ...I fly around the world, stay in beautiful places, people are generally quite sweet to me, what's to complain about?" But I think you have to get there... And it's taken me the best part of 54 years to reach that point where I'm like, "I'm very lucky, I'm lucky, I'm blessed" - all of those things. I wish I could impart that to other people but I think when you're young, you just don't listen.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldYearsBeautifulYoungWishTakenWonderfulSweetLuckyBlessedComplainingAround The WorldImpartBeautiful PlacesWonderful Life Author:Boy George
“Having done a normal job for 10 years, as a psychiatric nurse dealing with emergencies, I know what terrible, hopeless lives some people have. So in many ways, it's great to be able to wield the financial power that I can, and do gigs, fundraisers or give money. I feel lucky I can help out.” PeopleKnowsWayGivingFeelsYearsI CanDoneHelpingAbleJobsTerribleLuckyNormalFinancialHopelessNurseEmergenciesGigsPsychiatricFundraiser Author:Jo Brand
“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
“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 know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals.” KnowsYearsAliveBloodLuckyBonesBrokeHospitalsLucky To Be Alive Author:Evel Knievel
“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
“In my experience in series TV if you have a good crew and a great cast it's going to be a great group - similar to the theater where it's a bunch of people who are really talented and go to work each day and challenge each other and if you are lucky enough to get a hit then it's five or six or seven years of this kind of work.” PeopleIfsYearsKindEnoughChallengesFiveGroupsTvsLuckySixTheaterSeriesSevenCastsBunchEach DayCrewSeven Years Author:Denis Leary
“I learned my French through school. I was lucky in that the tutor on 'The Wonder Years' set spoke fluent French.” YearsSchoolWonderLuckySpokesFluentTutorWonder Years Author:Danica McKellar
“I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.” YearsHappensWantedCareersLuckyNineNine Years Author:Alanis Morissette
“I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.” PeopleYearsKindActorsTermRolesAudienceLuckyDirectorsAll KindsCinematographers Author:Viggo Mortensen
“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
“Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you're funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you.” IfsYearsStillsFunnyAcceptingLuckyAging Author:Joan Rivers
“I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot.” IfsYearsLucky Author:Kevin Spacey
“I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that.” ThinkingWantYearsNextActorsOpportunityActingLuckyAmbitionBe GoodReally CoolCool ThingsLife Ambition Author:Kristen Stewart
“I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to grill outside almost all year long. It's my favorite way of preparation because it's so clean and it gives it such a great flavor. You need very little oil and the protein can be really cleanly prepared and perfectly cooked.” KnowsWayNeedsGivingYearsLittlesLongEnoughAbleLuckyCleanPreparedMy FavoriteOilLuxuryPreparationLos AngelesFlavorProtein Author:Alison Sweeney
“I feel like the luckiest child in the world because I got to grow up in Ireland. In summer is when you really grow up. During the year, I would go back to the States, and all year long really couldn't wait to get back to Ardmore.” WorldFeelsYearsChildrenLongStatesGrowsWaitingGrowing UpChildhoodLuckySummerActressesGet BackIreland Author:Olivia Wilde