“I'd always meant to become a musician. I'd just never gotten around to it. And my daughter being born, I was like, Okay, this is seriously the last chance. And also: Do you really want to be a dad who never did what he wanted to do? You've got to set an example now. You've got to do this.” WantWantedLastsBornChanceExampleDadMusicianDaughterOkayMy DaughterMeant To BeLast Chance Author:Jonathan Coulton
“If you say to yourself, okay, I will not self-destruct. I don't have to be the most talented person. I don't have to be everybody's best friend, I don't have to be liked, I don't have to be successful, well, one thing I will not do is self-destruct. If you take that out, your chances for success just went up like 800 percent.” IfsWellsPersonsSelfChanceSuccessfulOne ThingPercentOkayBeing SuccessfulSelf DestructTalented Person Author:Ethan Hawke
“All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.” PeopleWorldNeedsWellsArtRealityWantedChanceMy OwnJourneyMaterialsUnderstoodOkayCreatorPossessionNew BeginningsClose FriendsUnderstand MeMy JourneyMaterial PossessionsMy Own WorldOpen Road Author:Charlotte Erickson
“Most people who'll remember me, if at all, will remember me as an action guy, which is okay. There's nothing wrong with that. But there will be a certain group which will remember me for the other films, the ones where I took a few chances. At least, I like to think so.” PeopleIfsThinkingActionRememberFilmGuyCertainChanceGroupsOkayRemember Me Author:Clint Eastwood
“To [Democrats], government's everything, controlling it, expanding it is everything. And it's not to us [the Republicans]. So they leave nothing to chance. If you reject them, "Well, screw you." They'll find a way to either bollix up what defeated them or just overwhelm the system with what they want anyway by bullying so many people at so frequent a time that people just give up, say, "All right, all right, okay, I'm tired," and the left gets what they want.” PeopleIfsWayWantGivingWellsGovernmentLeftChanceRepublicanGiving UpOkayTiredDemocratRejectsBullyingDefeatedScrewsExpandingI'm TiredJust Give UpScrew You Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome. "Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?" I took a step toward him, closing the space between us. "This," I said. And then I kissed him.” IfsKnowsHeartSaidHandsMightHappensRomanceChanceSpaceSilenceStepsMy HeartLateOkayBreathsOutcomesToo LateClosingSpace Between Book:The Truth About Forever Source: The Truth About Forever
“Little Life Lesson 51: When selecting a member of a group to put on the Endangered Species List, it’s probably best not to pick the least popular person, because there is always a chance everyone will shrug and be like, "Um, okay. Hey, anyone want pizza?" and leave.” WantLittlesPersonsChanceGroupsLessonsMembersPicksOkaySpeciesListsHeyLife LessonPizzaEndangered Species Author:Michele Jaffe
“The way to beat Luke," he said. "If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance." I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm listening." Nico glanced inside my room. His eyebrows furrowed. "Is that...is that blue birthday cake?" He sounded hungry, maybe a little wistful. I wondered if the poor kid had ever had a birthday party, or if he'd ever even been invited to one. :Come inside for cake and ice cream," I said. "It sounds like we've got a lot to talk about.” IfsWayLittlesSaidKidsSoundChancePoorRoomsPartyListeningBeatsOkayBreathsBlueHungryIceCakeCreamInvitedIce CreamEyebrowsLukeDeep BreathBirthday PartyNico Di AngeloBirthday Cake Author:Rick Riordan
“At the end of the day, when I am lying in bed and I know the chances of any of our theology being exactly right are a million to one, I need to know that God has things figured out, that if my math is wrong we are still going to be okay. And wonder is that feeling we get when we let go of our silly answers, our mapped out rules that we want God to follow. I don't think there is any better worship than wonder.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsStillsEndsFeelingsLyingChanceAnswersWonderMillionsBedLetting GoWorshipOkayMathSillyTheologyThe End Of The Day Author:Donald Miller
“Spilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. It’s not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You can’t tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friend’s well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?” IfsWellsMightHappensEyeFallChanceSecretSilencePiecesImpossibleProveLosingConsequenceCatOkaySizeWell BeingBetrayScratchesLapLiberatedKnotsRippedSpillingFelineLosing Friendship Author:Ellen Hopkins
“I need your help.” Royce looked up as if his head weighed a hundred pounds, his eyes red, his face ashen. He waited. “One last job,” Hadrian told him, then added, “I promise.” “Is it dangerous?” “Very.” “Is there a good chance I’ll get killed?” “Odds are definitely in favor of that.” Royce nodded, looked down at the scarf in his lap, and replied, “Okay.” IfsNeedsHelpingEyeJobsLastsFacesChanceDangerousPromiseHundredRedOkayFavorsHis EyesPoundsOddsLapI PromiseGood ChanceScarvesHadrian Author:Michael J. Sullivan
“This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst.” ChanceWorstKeysOkayRaisedEyebrowsOne Chance Author:Derek Landy