Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

We do not know what really good or bad fortune is.

Jeffrey Gitomer

If you make a sale, you can earn a commission. If you make a friend, you can earn a fortune!

James A. Michener

I never wrote anything that was published until I was forty.

Jean Racine

Les te moins sont fort chers, et n'en a pas qui veut. Witnesses are expensive and not everyone can afford them.

Howard Gossage

If you have a lemon; make lemonade.

Mark Brunell

He's a real big-play guy, ... and we're very fortunate to have him.

George Herbert

Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.

Al Franken

Thank you for the quick and forthright response.

Carmelo Anthony

It was my group, his group, going back and forth for a long period of time. The opportunity was there and I couldn't let it slip out of my hands to be involved in something like this.

Ricky Schroder

I've had a very fortunate career and I've loved every moment of it.

I've heard he is just a terrific speaker. Any time we can get a local celebrity, in this case, someone who grew up in Fort Walton, played at Florida, won the Heisman, did all he did ... it's a grand slam for us.

Martin Compston

I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.

Lofa Tatupu

I'm just fortunate to be in this position and I'm looking forward to the challenge, ... I'm not nervous, just excited. I'm ready for it.

Joe Crede

I'm just fortunate to be in the right spot at the right time,

George Eliot

Receptiveness is a rare and massive power, like fortitude.

Christopher Marlowe

Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss! Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies! Come Helen, come give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven be in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena.

Christopher Marlowe

Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss! Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies! Come Helen, come give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven be in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena.

Ed Belfour

It's indescribable. I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams.

Considering that the two of them shot into a crowd, we're very fortunate that more people weren't hit.

The nice thing about having those three together is that they push each other very hard. One day one of them will be on, and the next day a different guy will be on. Even in the middle of workouts they switch back and forth and kind of key off of each other.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

It was a very evenly matched game. I didn't feel we played up to our full potential. We were fortunate to get away with this one.

It was a really fortuitous time to come to Dartmouth.

It was back and forth all game, and we had no downturns. We only missed two serves in three games.

It was back and forth all day. We went up 3-0 in the first inning and they tied it up in the third. It was like that all game.

It was a very tough game. I feel very fortunate to come out on top. I was really proud of the guys.

It was at the back of the restroom, so it took us a while to find it, ... We're very, very fortunate no one was hurt.

Kay Yow

It was a slug-out. Just punch for punch. We were fortunate to get the last punch in.

It was a tight game throughout tonight. Glidden played a great game. They really hurt us in the post and on the boards. We feel fortunate to come out with a win.

It's about the camaraderie. Not all go in every year. If it was 0 degrees, I wouldn't go in. Forty degrees, that's fine.

It's a good test for us because we've been jumping on people all year. We got fortunate tonight.

It's a good way to make a small fortune smaller.

It might have been a used car, but it was a car. We were the fortunate kids on the block.