Give Me A Chance Quotes

• I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out. I'm only 30 years old and I want to have a chance to continue creating things. I know I've got at least one more great computer in me. And Apple is not going to give me a chance to do that.

  Steve Jobs

  Life, Creating Things, Years

  "Steve Jobs obituary" by Jack Schofield, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2011.

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• I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.

  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

  Golf, Play, Giving

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• I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.

  Bob Hope

  Funny, Money, America

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• Why don't you ever wait a second and see what I'm planning, or thinking, before you burst in with your opinions and ideas? You never even give me a chance.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Ideas, Giving

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Someone Like You”, p.165, Penguin

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• I love a character that gives me a chance to grow and do something different.

  Halle Berry

  Character, Giving, Different

  "Halle Berry Is the Perfect Stranger". "MovieWeb" Interview, movieweb.com. April 9, 2007.

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• My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to be pleased when He gives me a chance to prove to Him that I love Him - but all this in peace - in abandonment.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Love, Christian, Jesus

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• Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Mother, Fear

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.320, Courier Corporation

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• If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.

  Pete Rose

  Second Chance, Giving, Needs

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• ... with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider." "What does sedentary mean?" asked Wilbur. "Means I sit still a good part of the time and don't go wandering all over creation. I know a good thing when I see it, and my web is a good thing. I stay put and wait for what comes. Gives me a chance to think.

  E. B. White

  Mean, Men, Thinking

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• Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities.

  Liz Phair

  Skills, Giving, Essentials

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• When I don't know the answer to something, I write a book about it because it gives me a chance to explore it and go to some people who do have the answers.

  Philip Yancey

  Book, Writing, People

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• Interpreting gives me a chance to do what I do well and have done since I was a kid. At one time, I might have wanted to be an actor or performer, and it somehow fulfills that in a non-threatening way.

  Jack Jason

  Kids, Giving, Might

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I believe the Thai people are patient, and the people at least give me a chance to prove my ability to help them.

  Yingluck Shinawatra

  Believe, People, Giving

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• On movies, I like to involve the cast in the writing of the script. I like to have a rehearsal period, after which I do the last draft, which gives me a chance to incorporate anything the actors have come up with during the rehearsal period, so I'm very inclusive as a writer.

  John Cleese

  Writing, Giving, Actors

  Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. October 22, 2009.

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• If you're just an actor you're reactive. You're saying, "Well, I hope Hollywood gives me a role, or gives me a chance at a role," whereas if you can generate your own content, then you can go where you want to go.

  Matt Damon

  Giving, Hollywood, Roles

  "Actor-screenwriter-producer Matt Damon, Part 1". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. December 11, 2012.

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• It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get people to give me a chance. Writing, struggling, with no money in the bank, working as an editor on the side. Working as a cameraman on the side. Getting little jobs, eking out a living. Trying to stay alive, and pushing a script that nobody wanted.

  George Lucas

  Jobs, Struggle, Writing

  "Cinematic Phenomenon". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 19, 1999.

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• Got ants in my pants and I need to dance, so big fine mama, come give me a chance.

  James Brown

  Giving, Dancing, Needs

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• I always love directing because it gives me a chance to be with everyone 24/7.

  Aline Brosh McKenna

  Giving, Chance, Give Me

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I'm so glad that social media gives me a chance to do that, to celebrate books I love and help proselytize for books I love.

  Jennifer Weiner

  Book, Media, Giving

  Source: www.popsugar.com

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• If somebody gives me a chance to do something, I am going to use that space, that time, that light, that whatever it is and try and work with it.

  Robert Barry

  Light, Space, Giving

  Source: www.aaa.si.edu

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• Young guys should focus on maintaining their football position. Coaches always say the lowest guy wins. I'm a taller guy and a bigger guy, but because I'm always in a great football position is why I think I'm able to get away from guys still. It gives me a chance to recover.

  Brandon Spikes

  Football, Winning, Thinking

  Source: www.nfl.com

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• Acting gives me a chance to be people I will never be, in real life. I like changing who I am.

  James Purefoy

  Real, Who I Am, People

  Source: collider.com

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• I'm not saying that anybody should like me. Give me a chance before you form that opinion.

  Shannen Doherty

  Giving, Opinion, Form

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• It seems like my whole life I've been this little Canadian kid dreaming somebody would give me a chance.

  Steve Nash

  Dream, Kids, Giving

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• Look. You all do things that are beautiful and magical and... and important. But me... there's gotta be more to my life than just pots and kettles. All I'm asking you is that you give me a chance.

  Tink

  Beautiful, Giving, Important

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