“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
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Chance Quotes
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Chance Quotes
Read 200 of the best chance quotes about taking risks, second chances, luck and destiny from Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Pasteur, Seneca, Dale Carnegie, Helen Keller and more.
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”
Dale Carnegie
Taking ChancesCourage
“One chance is all you need.”
Jesse Owens
OpportunityShort Quotes
“Chance favours only the prepared mind.”
Louis Pasteur
PreparationLuck
“No man was ever wise by chance.”
Seneca
WisdomEffort
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Seneca
LuckPreparation
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan
DestinyChoice
“It's choice, not chance, that determines your destiny.”
Jean Nidetch
ChoiceDestiny
“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
Desmond Tutu
Second ChancesForgiveness
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”Albert Camus
FreedomGrowth
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”
Duke Ellington
ProblemsOpportunity
“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardour and diligence.”
Abigail Adams
LearningDiligence
“Care and diligence bring luck.”
Thomas Fuller
LuckDiligence
“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.”
Orison Swett Marden
Self RelianceOpportunity
“If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.”
Mario Andretti
Taking ChancesFailure
“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practise being brave.”
Mary Tyler Moore
GrowthCourage
“Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.”
Walter Anderson
HonestyTaking Chances
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”Jim Rohn
RiskAmbition
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.”John F. Kennedy
ActionRisk
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
Mark Zuckerberg
RiskChange
“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.”
Ray Bradbury
RiskCourage
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”
Paulo Coelho
RiskMiracles
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”George S. Patton
Calculated RiskWisdom
“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”
Maimonides
DecisionsCourage
“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.”
John Paul Jones
RiskWinning
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About Chance Quotes
Life is full of chances: the chance to try something new, to say yes to an opportunity, to forgive and start again, or to take a risk that changes everything. Some people wait for luck to find them. Others prepare, take a leap and create their own luck along the way.
This collection brings together 200 of the best chance quotes about taking risks, second chances, luck, opportunity and destiny, from Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Pasteur, Seneca, Dale Carnegie, Helen Keller, Paulo Coelho and many more. Let them give you the courage to take your next chance. For more, explore our [Motivational Quotes](/topics/motivational-quotes) and [Courage Quotes](/topics/courage-quotes).
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Chance quotes.
What is the most famous quote about chance?
Louis Pasteur's "Chance favours only the prepared mind" is one of the most famous. Dale Carnegie's "Take a chance! All life is a chance" is another classic.
What are some quotes about taking chances?
Wayne Gretzky said, "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take." Mario Andretti added, "If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances."
What are some quotes about second chances?
Desmond Tutu said, "Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning." The Chinese proverb "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now" is another favourite.
Is luck the same as chance?
Many thinkers argue that luck is something you help create. Seneca said luck is "what happens when preparation meets opportunity," and Branch Rickey called luck "the residue of design."
What are some Indian quotes about chance and destiny?
Swami Vivekananda said, "Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide." A. P. J. Abdul Kalam noted that your habits, not chance, will change your future.
What is a short chance quote?
Try "One chance is all you need," "Character is destiny," "Fortune favours the bold" or "Pressure is a privilege."