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I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson.

None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition of forming and maintaining free governments, and among those who are so far advanced, very few indeed have had the good fortune to form constitutions capable of endurance.

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

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.

There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war.

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

It was my very good fortune to find a mentor, Clay Felker, who started my career at the 'New York Magazine' as a freelance writer when I had to quit my job at the 'Herald Tribune' to stay home with my young daughter.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

America spends a fortune on drugs: more per person than any other nation on earth, even though Americans are no healthier than the citizens of other advanced nations.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

When we contend, let us contend for all our rights - the doubtful and the certain, the unimportant and essential. It is as easy to contend, or even more so, for the whole as for a part. At the termination of the contest, secure all that our wisdom and valour and the fortune of war will permit.

Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.

I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.

Our friend, Timothy J. Russert, was a man who awoke every morning as if he had just won the lottery the day before. He was determined to take full advantage of his good fortune that he couldn't quite believe and share it with everyone around him.

Anyone with the right mix of parental paranoia and entrepreneurial moxie can make a fortune by selling parents the equipment we think will keep us one step ahead of our kids.

If you would attract good fortune, you must get rid of doubt. As long as that stands between you and your ambition, it will be a bar that will cut you off. You must have faith. No man can make a fortune while he is convinced that he can't.

Mexico's making a fortune off the United States.

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

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

The positive is they found something they can fix. It's been a string of bad fortune for him injury-wise, but we're happy the doctor has been able to locate something we can do something about.

We are seeing a shift from the destruction of data to the theft of data. They are going from hacking for fun to hacking for fortune.

There are certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are of pretty woman to deserve them.

WorldCom and AT&T basically have a duopoly on Fortune 500 customers.

We're focused on the SMB market. Our customers are Fortune 500 companies and down. We don't sell into the data centre. Our focus is on simplicity and ease of use.

Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

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

We're seeing a lot of Fortune 200 companies that are coming to Silicon Valley looking to find innovative companies.

Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.

The fate of all of us here has been to know that we are prisoners of power. No one knows why us in particular, but what a great fortune!

When fortune turns against you even jelly breaks your teeth

Friends always forget those whom fortune forsakes.

Fortune is proverbially called changeful, yet her caprice often takes the form of repeating again and again a similar stroke of luck in the same quarter.

The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity and it is really impossible to tell whether something that happens in it is good or bad. Because you never know what will be the consequences of the misfortune. Or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune.

[With] closet indexing....you're paying a manager a fortune and he has 85% of his assets invested parallel to the indexes. If you have such a system, you're being played for a sucker.

One way or another, if you’re persistent, fortune always smiles on you.

The fortune of nations has often depended on accidents . . .

Wealth is so much the greatest good that Fortune has to bestow that in the Latin and English languages it has usurped her name.

A happy marriage is still the greatest treasure within the gift of fortune.

Fortune favours the audacious.

Fortune favors the audacious.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.

We do not commonly find men of superior sense amongst those of the highest fortune.

Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune. [Lat., Victrix fortunae sapientia.]

Wisdom overcomes fortune.

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the up market.

We really haven't had much demand from Fortune 1000 or the utilities for CE devices.

There is a widespread assumption that simply because my generation of women has the good fortune to live in a world touched by the feminist movement, that means everything we do is magically imbued with its agenda, but it doesn't work that way.

No man can ever be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune.

One's virtue is all that one truly has, because it is not imperiled by the vicissitudes of fortune.

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

For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy

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

Chorus of women: [...] Oh! my good, gallant Lysistrata, and all my friends, be ever like a bundle of nettles; never let you anger slacken; the wind of fortune blown our way.

A prince indebted is a fortune made.

Some of us know how we came by our fortune and some of us don't; but we wear it all the same

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.

When I came to A.C.T. 15 years ago, the Geary lay in ruins and the company was in a perilous financial state. Since then, I have witnessed a tremendous period of growth. This anniversary season is a chance to celebrate some of the wonderful artists we have had the good fortune to work with at A.C.T., to bring great new works to a region that continues to support and cherish this company, and to look ahead toward an even brighter future.

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

Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.

Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.

How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!

Fortune, that favors fools.

The Priceline Group is a truly globally-scaled digital e-commerce Fortune 500 company operating world-class brands. I look forward to contributing to the Group by identifying new opportunities and operating synergies that enhance its already strong track record as a global digital pioneer.

We were contacted by 'Wheel of Fortune' to see if we wanted to be part of the program.

On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.

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.

Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives; they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave.

Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives - they go only as far as the grave and leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond th

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

Lies can bring you fortune but the truth brings you peace

Many of these proposed Peace Palaces never come to fruition. Much of Maharishi's vast fortune is in real estate investments,

Since 2001 we've interacted with more than 8,000 students, delivered 24,000 unique courses, and serviced learners from 132 countries. Our focus is on professional and executive education. We service individuals who are interested in career advancement certificates - we train the Fortune 1000.

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

Mr. Bush is in the hands of a fortune that will be unremitting on the point of Iraq. If he'd invented the Bill of Rights, it wouldn't get him out of his jam.

May you taste the sweetest pleasures that fortune ere bestowed, and may all your friends remember all the favors you are owed

My friends and family are amazed I've done so well. I was not a model student. No one expected that I'd build a Fortune 500 company at Symantec.

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.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the passion and dedication of our team of professionals. For this reason, we were extremely honored to be named one of FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work for in America' for the 7th time and are proud to be in the company of such forward-thinking employers, including more than 30 of our own clients. This honor marks a fitting start to 2006, which Bright Horizons has designated as 'The Year of the Teacher.' During the year, we will be focusing attention on early educators around the world and the important contributions they make through their commitment to children, and their families, during the most formative years of their lives. As an industry leader, we are committed to raising the bar for standards of high-quality child care and education through professional opportunities and lifetime learning for teachers.

More than 100 million women have worn my clothing and accessories,, and that's so fulfilling. My skincare line proves you don't have to spend a fortune to have beautiful skin. I've loved acting but if I never played another role and just focused on my business, I'd be happy.

My husband has visited each month, but it was so hard on the children to only see him one Saturday and Sunday. It cost us a fortune for him to come back and forth and take time off work. I had no choice but to do this.

My good fortune was that I married her.

My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We've created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren't empire builders.

Oakland is not what it was in the '50s. It's more of a government center now so you just have a different kind of office. ... That's going to foster a different club activity than if you had 25 Fortune 500 companies.

Pernod and Fortune have teamed up as part of the deal and will split up the brands. The bulk of the brands will go Pernod Ricard.

Pompey lives after his battles, but his fortune has perished.

New York has been the springboard from which the last two successful Democratic candidates for president won the White House, ... There is no doubt in my mind that New York's good fortune can launch a Democrat into the White House for the third time in 30 years.

Only the misfortune understands what fortune is.And knows how to treasure it.

On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.

I was really short. I remember going to the doctor to see if there were injections I could take to be taller. But whenever we ran a lap, I wanted to run the fastest. I don't know why, on the wheel of fortune of personality traits, it stopped on ambition and hustle and drive.

I have had the good fortune to experience both the limelight and the traffic light as a musician. I did my first recording on my own and it was available at concerts. The second to seventh were released on small and then large labels. My eighth to 14th were done under my own steam once again, but with the benefit of the Internet.

I am saddened at the way things have worked out. I wish the club, the players and the supporters good fortune and success going forward.

Captain Huston and myself have spent over $200,000 in strengthening the Yankees since we purchased the club. We paid $37,500 for Frank Baker; we paid $25,000 for Lee Magee, and we have got rid of a young fortune on other players who couldn't deliver the goods. And we have had some of the most frightful luck I ever heard of.

China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.

If Chicago takes our account, we go take an account from Chicago. We have to not believe these big Fortune 500 companies are going to give us work simply because we are here.

Fortune sometimes turns round like a mill wheel and he who was yesterday at the top lies today at the bottom

Fortune is always on the side of the big battalions

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Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall