Quotes about Good Fortune

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Votes: 4

A wise man turns chance into good fortune. Votes: 4

Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. Votes: 4

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united. Votes: 4

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Votes: 4

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Votes: 4

Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it. Votes: 4

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.' Votes: 4

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will. Votes: 4

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Votes: 4

He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune. Votes: 3

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. Votes: 3

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing. Votes: 3

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here. Votes: 2

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Votes: 2

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Votes: 2

What good fortune for those in power that people do not think. Votes: 2

Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration,and inspiration. Votes: 2

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Votes: 2

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune. Votes: 2

I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune. Votes: 2

A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it. Votes: 2

Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. Votes: 2

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth. Votes: 2

Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck. Votes: 2

Happiness is always a choice. You can't wait for circumstances to get better. You have to create your own good fortune. So look for ways to be happy every day. Votes: 2

These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn. Votes: 2

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing. Votes: 2

Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life. Votes: 2

Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior's world. Votes: 2

I've been lucky. I don't for a minute take for granted the good fortune I have had. You don't like to get ideas above your station, especially a boy from the south side of Glasgow. Votes: 2

If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don't let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising. Votes: 2

Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day's receipts. Votes: 2

Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived to create whatever good fortune I can get in my life - and consistently strive just as hard not to screw it up once I have it! Votes: 2

At MIT, I had the good fortune for seven years to teach network theory, which is basic to many disciplines, to one-third of the undergraduate student body. It was an experiment to see how high we could bring their level of understanding, and it exceeded all of my expectations. Votes: 2

For me soccer provides so many emotions, a different feeling every day. I've had the good fortune to take part in major competitions like the Olympics, and winning the World Cup was also unforgettable. We lost in the Olympics and won in the World Cup, and I'll never forget either feeling. Votes: 2

I've had this unbelievable amount of good fortune and I'm just so thankful for it. But at the same time I feel exceptionally guilty. I have so many friends who are talented graduates of Juilliard and are exceptional actors and I'm the lucky one that somehow got such a fortunate break. Votes: 2

Money is often a matter of chance or good fortune and is not the mark of a successful life. It is not the thing that brings a throb of pleasure or a thrill into my life. And I would not pose as a successful man if that were to be the measure. Votes: 2

I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don't feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste. Votes: 2

The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever. Votes: 2

Anyone who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents. Votes: 1

Bear good fortune modestly. Votes: 0

Good fortune has side effects. Votes: 0

Misfortune nobly born is good fortune. Votes: 0

Acknowledge your good fortune by sharing it. Votes: 0

It's O.K. to accept good fortune. Votes: 0

Diligence is the mother of good fortune Votes: 0

The people's good fortune is my misfortune! Votes: 0

May good fortune be your constant companion. Votes: 0

Religions tend to disappear with man's good fortune. Votes: 0

I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune. Votes: 0

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune. Votes: 0

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. Votes: 0

A good man's fortune may grow out at heels. Votes: 0

We are corrupted by good fortune. [Lat., Felicitate corrumpimur.] Votes: 0

It requires greater virtues to support good fortune than bad. Votes: 0

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. Votes: 0

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense. Votes: 0

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning. Votes: 0

The author wishes to thank: Good fortune, Godiva chocolates, and Slim-Fast Votes: 0

I often think how unfairly life's good fortune is sometimes distributed. Votes: 0

Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it. Votes: 0

Ill Fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not. Votes: 0

What good fortune for governments that the people do not think. Votes: 0

Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune. Votes: 0

Good fortune then! To make me blest or cursed'st among men. Votes: 0

I do not seek good fortune - I am good fortune! Votes: 0

Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good. Votes: 0

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue. Votes: 0

We must master our good fortune, or it will master us. Votes: 0

I don't believe in luck. We make our own good fortune. Votes: 0

One good idea is all you need to start a fortune. Votes: 0

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. Votes: 0

We do not know what really good or bad fortune is. Votes: 0

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad. Votes: 0

See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan's deflation is another's inflation. Votes: 0

Look how men live, always precariously balanced between good and bad fortune. Votes: 0

No man has perpetual good fortune. [Lat., Nulli est homini perpetuum bonum.] Votes: 0

You know sometimes football turns on the slightest biscuit of good fortune. Votes: 0

The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune. Votes: 0

There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel For each man's good. Votes: 0

A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Votes: 0

There is no misfortune, but to bear it nobly is good fortune. Votes: 0

Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god. Votes: 0

I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family. Votes: 0

Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune. Votes: 0

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another. Votes: 0

Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear. Votes: 0

It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you. Votes: 0

We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune. Votes: 0

An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Votes: 0

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others. Votes: 0

Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man. Votes: 0

I've had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals. Votes: 0

Fortune never appears so blind as to those to whom she does no good. Votes: 0

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time. Votes: 0

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about. Votes: 0

I'm swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune. Votes: 0

The vulgar call good fortune that which really is produced by the calculations of genius. Votes: 0

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune. Votes: 0

Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Votes: 0

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. Votes: 0

When Fortune means to men most good, She looks upon them with a threatening eye. Votes: 0

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune. Votes: 0

A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune. Votes: 0

Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man's fortune. Votes: 0

I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways. Votes: 0

I'm not sure whether it's good fortune or bad, but I've died many times on screen. Votes: 0

The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers. Votes: 0

[Would] a sensible man spit out the juicy morsel that good fortune put in his mouth? Votes: 0

There is no fortune so good that you can find nothing in it to complain of. Votes: 0

Balance and good fortune can only come to a person who is balanced and feels fortunate. Votes: 0

Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage. Votes: 0

The worth of a wife is a man's good fortune;His jewels are his good children. Votes: 0

Much of my good fortune was a matter of nothing more clever on my part than luck. Votes: 0

...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune. Votes: 0

To live as an artist requires hard work or some extraordinary good fortune to come your way. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film. Votes: 0

Take too much pleasure in good things, you'll feel The shock of adverse fortune makes you reel. Votes: 0

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. Votes: 0

Acceptance.Good and bad,Fortune and misfortune,Pleasure and pain,I want it all,Because it's mine. Votes: 0

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit. Votes: 0

The human propensity is to believe that flukes of good fortune will never come to an end. Votes: 0

We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good. Votes: 0

You had my heart, and I yours; a heart for a heart, good fortune for good fortune. Votes: 0

Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. Votes: 0

Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property. Votes: 0

The good or the bad fortune of men depends not less upon their own dispositions than upon fortune. Votes: 0

There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness. Votes: 0

Granny knew all about bad fortune-telling. It was harder than the real thing. You needed a good imagination. Votes: 0

Human happiness comes not from infrequent pieces of good fortune, but from the small improvements to daily life. Votes: 0

Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. Votes: 0

What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune. Votes: 0

I've made my share of mistakes, but had the good fortune to have them not be so public. Votes: 0

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend. Votes: 0

I would rather have a good education and no money, than to have a fortune and be ignorant. Votes: 0

My greatest fortune was that I was ordered to take up art for the good of my health Votes: 0

It is a great good fortune, as Stendhal said, for one "to have his passion as a profession. Votes: 0

The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong. Votes: 0

Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea. Votes: 0

I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune. Votes: 0

The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil. Votes: 0

The world has always been the same; and there is always as much good fortune as bad in it. Votes: 0

The march of good fortune has backward slips: to retreat one or two paces gives wings to the jumper. Votes: 0

We had the great good fortune and shortcomings of character that marked every generation that had never seen war. Votes: 0

Exceptional results arrive only when exceptional people put in exceptional effort. It never arises by accident or good fortune. Votes: 0

Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune. Votes: 0

It was good fortune to be a child during the Depression years and a youth during the war years. Votes: 0

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better. Votes: 0

War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune. Votes: 0

Men who believe that, through some exceptional grace or good fortune, they have found God, feel little need of culture. Votes: 0

Snapchat's ramp reminded us of another mobile app Benchmark had the good fortune to back at an early stage: Instagram. Votes: 0

Good places for aphorisms: in fortune cookies, on bumper stickers, and on banners flying over the Palace of Free Advice. Votes: 0

I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society. Votes: 0

Technologically we now have four [seven!] billion billionaires on board Spaceship Earth who are entirely unaware of their good fortune. Votes: 0

When we harness the natural force of harmony, joy, and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease. Votes: 0

Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy. Votes: 0

In the future, fortune could well favor those who didn't sell their good domain names too cheaply, or too boldly Votes: 0

A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else. Votes: 0

All fortune is good fortune; for it either rewards, disciplines, amends, or punishes, and so is either useful or just. Votes: 0

If we live by subhuman means we might as well never have had the good fortune to be born human. Votes: 0

The things you want professionally are opportunities. And through my good fortune that's what's happened. Opportunity has come to me. Votes: 0

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. Votes: 0

Good and bad fortune are found severally to visit those who have the most of the one or the other. Votes: 0

Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be, but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea. Votes: 0

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune. Votes: 0

Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice. Votes: 0

O how feeble is man's power, that if good fortune fall, cannot add another hour, nor a lost hour recall! Votes: 0

To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune. Votes: 0

There is no formula to making it to the NFL other than good fortune and and playing well in college. Votes: 0

No joy in nature is so sublimely affecting as the joy of a mother at the good fortune of a child. Votes: 0

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune. Votes: 0

Good fortune can take forever to get to you, but as it turns out, sorrow is as quick as a shot. Votes: 0

Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect. Votes: 0

Good fortune often occurs when you stop expecting life to present opportunities to you and you start presenting opportunities to life. Votes: 0

There is a common tendency to ignore the poor or to develop some rationalisation for the good fortune of the fortunate. Votes: 0

It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune. Votes: 0

I had the good fortune to spend hours with my parents around the dinner table having debates on politics and economics. Votes: 0

...you shouldn't hate something you don't know, because it may turn out to be the bearer of your greatest good fortune. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work. Votes: 0

Some of us have the good fortune of some type of natural gift, whether it's playing tennis or painting or writing. Votes: 0

They say fortune is a woman and capricious. But sometimes she is a good woman, and gives to those who merit. Votes: 0

She shrugged. "You can be happy for someone else's good fortune, but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck. Votes: 0

Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also. Votes: 0

Wherever good fortune enters, envy lays siege to the place and attacks it; and when it departs, sorrow and repentance remain behind. Votes: 0

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune. Votes: 0

I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant. Votes: 0

I actually had the good fortune to work with Nick Hoult on Mad Max in Africa, so we became really fast friends. Votes: 0

Never grieve for me if it is my good fortune to die with my boots on. That's what I most hope for. Votes: 0

More effective than giving away half my fortune before I die is finding a way to help people have a good-paying job. Votes: 0

I actually had the good fortune to work with Nick Hoult on 'Mad Max' in Africa, so we became really fast friends. Votes: 0

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough. Votes: 0

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune. Votes: 0

Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday. Votes: 0

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure. Votes: 0

There sometimes wants only a stroke of fortune to discover numberless latent good or bad qualities, which would otherwise have been eternally concealed. Votes: 0

The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name. Votes: 0

How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. Votes: 0

Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I dont have to face him on Sunday. Votes: 0

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way. Votes: 0

You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate. Votes: 0

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances. Votes: 0

In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. Votes: 0

The path of the knowledgeable, successful person, which only leads to supreme good fortune and great success is always directly in front of you. Votes: 0

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day. Votes: 0

Blessed be, the genius who never knew good fortune! Genius in itself already means so much; what meaning does luck still hold for him? Votes: 0

There is but one Earth, tiny and fragile, and one must get 100,000 miles away to appreciate fully one's good fortune in living on it. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies. Votes: 0

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good-fortune. Votes: 0

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat. Votes: 0

Do not by any means destroy yourself, for if you live you may yet have good fortune, but all the dead are dead like. Votes: 0

A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is the gift of fortune, but the former is the dower of nature. Votes: 0

Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline. Votes: 0

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth. Votes: 0

Learning to cherish others is the best solution to our daily problems, and it is the source of all our future happiness and good fortune. Votes: 0

It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low and hence it can afford all kinds. Votes: 0

If you ever have the good fortune to meet Tippi Hedren, she's an amazing woman. You can't quite believe she is the age she is. Votes: 0

I have had the great good fortune of working with a true genius of yoga, Karuna Erickson, in developing a new system called Heart Yoga. Votes: 0

The result was magnificent . . . I became the father of two girls and two boys, lovely children by good fortune they all look like my wife. Votes: 0

What do we lose by another's good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination. Votes: 0

A successful life does not result from chance; nor is it determined by fate or good fortune, but rather through a succession of successful days. Votes: 0

If a man is to lose his fortune, it is a good thing if he were poor before he acquired it, for poverty requires aptitude. Votes: 0

I really have the good fortune that the actors who work with me on 'The Leftovers' are thoughtful, hard working, open people and generous people. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation. Votes: 0

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth Votes: 0

I attribute my good fortune to the simple fact that I have always tried to write straight from my own heart to the hearts of others. Votes: 0

the Musgroves had had the ill fortune of a very troublesome, hopeless son, and the good fortune to lose him before he reached his twentieth year. Votes: 0

I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would never again forget it. Votes: 0

Let every man in mankind's frailtyConsider his last day; and let nonePresume on his good fortune until he findLife, at his death, a memory without pain. Votes: 0

The best way to handle good fortune is to do something positive and useful with it. The best way to handle misfortune is exactly the same. Votes: 0

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up. Votes: 0

I just felt my good fortune, and I also trust my love for the book, my love for the material, and my reverence for Stephen King. Votes: 0

We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune. Votes: 0

... it was as if there were always some good fortune with me that would keep me from going hungry. I knew I would never die of hunger. Votes: 0

Writers are always envious, mean-minded, filled with rage and envyat other's good fortune. There is nothing like the failure of a close friend to cheer us up. Votes: 0

Fear of death, wonder at the causes of chance events or unintelligible happenings, hope for divine aid and gratitude for good fortune, cooperated to generate religious belief. Votes: 0

It was Mario Cuomo's great gift and our good fortune that he was both a sterling orator and a passionate public servant. His life was a blessing. Votes: 0

To die alone, on rock under sun at the brink of the unknown, like a wolf, like a great bird, seems to me very good fortune indeed. Votes: 0

You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books. Votes: 0

In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway. Votes: 0

So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It's time to invest on the inside. Votes: 0

Once someone has had the good fortune to share a true love affair with a Golden Retriever, one's life and one's outlook is never quite the same. Votes: 0

Imagine the amazing good fortune of the generation that gets to see the end of the world. This is as marvelous as being there in the beginning. Votes: 0

There is a vast difference between success at twenty-five and success at sixty. At sixty, nobody envies you. Instead, everybody rejoices generously, sincerely, in your good fortune. Votes: 0

Most people who do have the instincts will never recognize that they do, because they don't have the courage or the good fortune to discover their potential. Votes: 0

My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life. Votes: 0

My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life. Votes: 0

The greatest good fortune of my return to Cambridge in 1946 was that there, in the spring, I met Elizabeth Fay Ringo. We were married a few months later. Votes: 0

Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her. Votes: 0

And the good fairy said, I won't leave you money or pretty dresses but I will leave you the spirit to seek your fortune from your own efforts. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune of teaching and preaching across much of the globe, while also struggling to make sense of my experience in my own tiny world. Votes: 0

In Los Angeles, I had the good fortune of anchoring the news right before Johnny Carson came on, so to see him, the Hollywood stars watched me first. Votes: 0

One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it. Votes: 0

Moreover, a true Christian will not ascribe any prosperity to his own diligence, industry, or good fortune, but he will acknowledge that God is the author of it. Votes: 0

The French philosopher Pierre-Hyacinthe Azaïs (1766-1845) formalized the statement that good and evil fortune are exactly balanced in that they produce for each person an equivalent result. Votes: 0

If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune. Votes: 0

The contempt of riches in the philosophers was a concealed desire of revenging on fortune the injustice done to their merit, by despising the good she denied them. Votes: 0

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered. Votes: 0

When you work for Bruckheimer, you don't get it any better. He's the ultimate producer. I've had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years. Votes: 0

The most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do. Votes: 0

The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society. Votes: 0

Sadly, we live in a world where if you do good things, there are no financial rewards. If you poison the earth, there is a fortune to be made. Votes: 0

We have to rise above bad fortune. We have to be in the good and enjoy the good, study and work and adventure and friendship and community and love. Votes: 0

I had the good fortune of living in Rome for seven years, from 1994 to 2001. So, I kind of saw firsthand the impact that Pope John Paul II had on people. Votes: 0

I've never had good fortune with sequels. Everyone says this time is going to be better. And then I've done them and they've just been not - they weren't better. Votes: 0

Those lucky enough to qualify as "intellectuals" have their own special responsibilities, deriving from their good fortune. Among these is the task that [Edward] Said describes, surely an important one. Votes: 0

During this time I had the singular good fortune of being able to discuss the problem constantly with Einstein. Some experiments done at Einstein's suggestion yielded no decisively new result. Votes: 0

... it's possible to let love fly by like a cloud in a windy sky if one is too timid, or perhaps unable to believe he is entitled to good fortune. Votes: 0

Kathy was a Republican, one of those people who used the unforgivable phrase "meant to be"--usually when describing her own good fortune or the disasters that had befallen other people. Votes: 0

I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular. Votes: 0

I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side. Votes: 0

Gifts, like words, carried with them a great deal of power. They bestowed good fortune just as powerfully as they could curse; the could bind people together or tear them apart. Votes: 0

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude. Votes: 0

I'm one of those fortunate actors who gets to work pretty much every day. I've had a run of good fortune and work with some terrific people who have hired me. Votes: 0

Life could be vastly improved if we could count our blessings as self-actualizing people can and do, and if we could retain their constant sense of good fortune and gratitude for it. Votes: 0

Atra esterni' ono thelduin Mor' rana li'fa unin hjarta onr Un du evari'nya ono varda (May good fortune rule over you peace live in your heart may the stars watch over you) Votes: 0

Good fortune is as light as a feather, but nobody knows how to pick it up. Misfortune is as heavy as earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of it's way. Votes: 0

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions. Votes: 0

Musicians should never forget that we're blessed. We have a special gift that people can enjoy through us. We've had the good fortune to receive this and pass it along to others. Votes: 0

Good fortune opens the hand as well as the heart wonderfully; and to give somewhat when we have largely received, but to afford a vent to the unusual ebullition of the sensations. Votes: 0

As a person in the public eye, I have always felt that if I have the good fortune of being able to shed a spotlight on different causes that I feel passionately about. Votes: 0

Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good fortune, divine guidance, right action, and all the blessings of life. Votes: 0

It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family. Votes: 0

According to bourgeois standards, those who are completely unlucky and unsuccessful are automatically barred from competition, which is the life of society. Good fortune is identified with honor, and bad luck with shame. Votes: 0

All alike, you men. You only want the satisfaction of being through with us first, that's all. So far I've had the good fortune of beating you to it. So I am heartless. Votes: 0

One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance. Votes: 0

The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language. Votes: 0

From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits. Votes: 0

Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune. [Lat., Res secundae valent commutare naturam, et raro quisquam erga bona sua satis cautus est.] Votes: 0

Man, be he who he may, experiences a last piece of good fortune and a last day. [Ger., Der Mensch erfahrt, er sei auch wer er mag, Ein letztes Gluck und einen letzten Tag.] Votes: 0

If something good happens to you, and no one knows it, did it really happen? Moreover, if you don't publicize your accomplishments and good fortune, are you essentially saying you don't care about them? Votes: 0

God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'm enjoying every moment of my life. We are so fortunate just to be alive. Votes: 0

PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another. Votes: 0

I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege. Votes: 0

Liev cares about a lot things. Israel is one of them. We had the good fortune of going there a couple of years ago. To share that experience with him was a great pleasure. Votes: 0

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with. Votes: 0

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time. Votes: 0

If things are nice there is probably a good reason why they are nice: and if you do not know at least one reason for this good fortune, then you still have work to do. Votes: 0

CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. Votes: 0

As it is my good fortune to be American, I live in the only country that as a matter of policy is pro-Israel regardless of party allegiance; Democrats and Republicans equally unite behind the blue-and-white. Votes: 0

We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground. Votes: 0