Second Chance Quotes - Page 12

• All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.

  Sam Houston

  Men, Texas, Class

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• Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

  William James

  Running, Dream, Inspirational Sports

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• A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.

  John Wayne

  Eye, Men, Deserve

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• I had my chance.' He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. 'I had my chance, and sometimes in life, there are no second chances. You look at what you have, not what you miss, and you move forward.

  Jamie Ford

  Moving, Missing, Looks

  Jamie Ford (2011). “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”, p.243, Allison & Busby

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• I sat back, allowing Wes's words to sink in. Then I responded, "I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.

  Wes Moore

  Lasts, Sometimes, Last Chance

  Wes Moore (2010). “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates”, p.67, Spiegel & Grau

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• No matter what the circumstances. I am more like most men in this regard. No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I'm a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to.

  Emily Giffin

  Men, Thinking, Champion

  Emily Giffin (2006). “Baby Proof”

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• ONE MORE CHNCE. Words that my mother heard, more than once. Words that women debate. Whether you CAN forgive and whether you SHOULD trust. I think of all the judgment from society, friends, and family, the overwhelming consensus seeming to be that you should not grant someone who betrayed you a second chance. That you should do everything you can to keep the knife out of your back, and to protect your heart and pride. Cowards give second chances. Fools give second chances. And I am no coward, no fool.

  Emily Giffin

  Mother, Heart, Pride

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• Sometimes, you get no second chance and that its best to accept the gifts the world offers you.

  Paulo Coelho

  World, Sometimes, Accepting

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• After all, how often do we get a second chance?

  Jay Asher

  Chance

  Jay Asher (2011). “Thirteen Reasons Why”, p.19, Penguin

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• I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.

  Jodi Picoult

  Giving, People, Wonder

  FaceBook post by Jodi Picoult from Aug 28, 2015

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• Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Marriage, Couple

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• You’re mine, Isabeau. You’ll always be mine. Make no mistake about it. Whether you choose to forgive me and give us a second chance, or you don’t, you’ll be my only.

  Christine Feehan

  Mistake, Giving, Forgive Me

  Christine Feehan (2010). “Wild Fire”, p.116, Penguin

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• No second chance?" A wry smile twisted Carrick's lips. "There might have been, had I not waited so long to take it.

  Nora Roberts

  Wry Smile, Long, Might

  Nora Roberts (2000). “Heart of the Sea”, p.93, Penguin

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• Don't think there are no second chances. Life always offers you a SECOND CHANCE... It's called TOMORROW

  Nicholas Sparks

  Thinking, Tomorrow, Chances In Life

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• I don't see how you can give someone who lied to the extent that he did a second chance in the same line of work.

  Hayden Christensen

  Giving, Chance, Lied

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• On second thought, I think I am more crazy than my goat.

  Remedios Varo

  Funny, Crazy, Humorous

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• I think just about everybody ought to get a second chance and I'd like to see it worked out, because he (Pete Rose) brought a lot of joy to the game, and he gave a lot of joy to people, and he's paid a price - God knows, he's paid a price.

  William J. Clinton

  Thinking, Games, People

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