“That was our first major tour and we got a chance to play in front of like 5000 people every day so it was like a Rock and Roll boot camp for us really, we learned a lot and made a lot of good friends.” PeopleFirstsMadePlayChanceRocksFrontsMajorsCampsBootsGood FriendRock And RollBoot Camp Author:Adam Rich
“The idea that a musician can submit music online for the chance to have it promoted to a nationwide audience is the American dream come true, and a major step toward democratizing how music is discovered.” IdeasDreamChanceStepsAudienceMajorsMusicianMusic IsOnlineAmerican DreamSubmitDreams Come True Author:Ali Partovi
“Clinton's major problem, and the two aren't separable really because there is hope in the country, the hope - - optimism has slipped dramatically, make no mistake about every measurement shows that. But the hope is still there. Hope is with him. People want change. They see him as the best chance for change.” PeopleWantStillsTwoCountryShowsProblemChanceMistakeMajorsOptimismClintonMeasurementThere Is HopeMajor Problems Author:Mark Shields
“Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’” LittlesSaidStatesSchoolFacesFeltBitsBlackChanceMajorsLittle BitLettersHarderSouthUniversityCoachesGreat ThingsHeyValleysDominantFace To FaceMississippiTalk To MeJerryMississippi State Author:Jerry Rice
“We have not done the things that are necessary to lower emissions because those things fundamentally conflict with deregulated capitalism. ... We are stuck because the actions that would give us the best chance of averting catastrophe - and would benefit the vast majority - are extremely threatening to an elite minority that has a stranglehold over our economy, our political process, and most of our major media outlets.” GivingDoneActionPoliticalProcessChanceEconomyMediaConflictBenefitsMajorsCapitalismMajorityClimate ChangeStuckMinoritiesElitesCatastropheThreateningOutletsEmissions Author:Naomi Klein
“When we choose a man to beautify our towns, we do not automatically call on the major artists of the world. ... We now lavishly praise Frank Lloyd Wright, but we never made any community use of him, though he longed for the chance.” MenWorldMadeUseArtistCommunityChanceMajorsTownsPraiseFrankOur Town Author:Paul Goodman
“The chance to be a general manager in major-league baseball and for a franchise as storied as this one, probably as storied as the Giants, is great.” ChanceMajorsBaseballManagersLeagueGiantsMajor LeagueMajor League BaseballGeneral Manager Author:Ned Colletti
“The psychology degree is simply that I was a chemistry major, and they kept wanting the correct answer, whereas in psychology you basically write whatever you want, and chances are you get a B.” WantWritingChanceAnswersPsychologyDegreesMajorsChemistryChances Are Author:Jon Stewart
“There is no question that the US market is the hardest to break into. I believe that the reason for this primarily has to do with the fact that the majority of the most powerful radio stations in the US are owned by Clear Channel. They are massive and have the ability to break artists worldwide. For the most part, they are dealing directly with the major labels in the US, with whom they have had long relationships. If you are an artist that is not being pushed by Clear Channel radio in the US, your chances of becoming a household name are slim.” IfsBelieveLongReasonFactsArtistNamesI BelieveChanceAbilityPowerfulBreakClearBecomingMajorsMajorityRadioHardestLabelsMost PowerfulMassiveStationsHouseholdSlimRadio StationsLong Relationship Author:Wendy Starland
“When I got to college, I planned to be a math major, and, in addition to signing up for some math courses, I decided to take some philosophy. Quite by chance, I took a philosophy of science course in which the entire semester was devoted to reading Locke's Essay. I was hooked. For the next few semesters, I took nothing but philosophy and math courses, and it wasn't long before I realised that it was the philosophy that really moved me.” LongPhilosophyCoursesReadingNextChanceCollegeMajorsDecidedMovedMathDevotedEssaysRealisedHookedSigningPhilosophy Of ScienceSemesterSigning Up Author:Hilary Kornblith
“I just got a chance to see strong tenacity and a desire to be on top from some young women who have never seen six, seven women signed at a time to major record labels. But they believe that they can put their footprint in hip hop in a major way.” WayBelieveYoungDesireStrongChanceRecordsSixMajorsSevenHip HopHipsLabelsHopsYoung WomenTenacityFootprintRecord Labels Author:MC Lyte
“These results add up to perhaps the most important investment lesson of all that can be drawn from this week's market anniversaries: Predicting turns in the market is incredibly difficult to do consistently well. That means that, if your investment strategy going forward is dependent on your anticipating major market turning points, your chances of success are extremely low.” IfsWellsMeanImportantTurnsDifficultChanceResultsWeekLessonsMajorsLowsStrategyAddInvestmentInvestingDependentConsistentlyTurning PointsPredicting Author:Mark Hulbert
“I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to go nuts for the year if they're into the style of music.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsChanceCitiesStyleMajorsNuts Author:Girl Talk
“I just like stories about redemption about getting a second chance at life, I think everyone in the world has a few major mistakes they've made in there lives and if they could just go back and correct it... but, unfortunately they don't get a chance usually it's almost impossible.” IfsThinkingWorldMadeStoriesChanceMistakeImpossibleMajorsRedemptionSecond Chance Author:Sylvester Stallone
“The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.” IdeasChanceMajorsSpreadGood IdeasGoing OutPenniesSlim Author:Suze Orman
“The history of the Internet is, in part, a series of opportunities missed: the major record labels let Apple take over the digital-music business; Blockbuster refused to buy Netflix for a mere fifty million dollars; Excite turned down the chance to acquire Google for less than a million dollars.” OpportunityChanceMillionsRecordsInternetMajorsDollarsSeriesMereLabelsApplesAcquireFiftyDigitalGoogleMillion DollarsMusic BusinessTurned DownRecord LabelsNetflixBlockbusterDigital Music Author:James Surowiecki
“Reason can be fought with reason. How are you going to fight the unreasonable? The trouble with you, my dear, and with most people, is that you don’t have sufficient respect for the senseless. The senseless is the major factor in our lives. You have no chance if it is your enemy.” PeopleIfsReasonFightingChanceEnemyOur LivesTroubleMajorsDearFactorsSufficientUnreasonable Book:The Fountainhead Source: The Fountainhead
“Most of you guys can't see the potential in a nervous breakdown. A real collapse. There's more chance of finding yourself in a major depression than there is in a bottle Prozac.” RealGuyChanceFindingsMajorsNervousFinding YourselfBottlesCollapseBreakdownProzacNervous Breakdown Author:Keith Ablow