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Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion. -- Evander Holyfield
The Federal Department of Odds and Ends: sweepus underum carpetae. -- Shaun Tan
I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds. -- Louis Nizer
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. -- Elon Musk
If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds. -- Jesse Jackson
The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax. -- Tom Osborne
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. -- Orison Swett Marden
I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. -- Arnold Palmer
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. -- Hannah Arendt
Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something. -- Jim Butcher
My company, Against All Odds Productions, has done print on demand; we were the first to do a book with a CD-ROM in the early 1990s. We do custom covers. It's always fun to do something new. -- Rick Smolan
Odds are you're going to like this lively spin on the true story of six MIT mathletes who broke the Vegas Bank. It's a kick to watch Kevin Spacey and a gifted young cast use smarts to deal audiences a winning hand. -- Peter Travers
Never tell me the odds! -- George Lucas
What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance? -- Theodore Roethke
Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor. -- Suzanne Collins
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. -- Arnold Palmer
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. -- Ernest Rutherford
Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it. -- Tom Stoppard
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. -- Robert Jarvik
We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. -- Charles Bukowski
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? -- Thomas B. Macaulay
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. -- Bill Bradley
As actors, if you get a pilot on HBO or on USA, your odds are good that it's going to get picked up. -- Tim DeKay
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds. -- Benjamin Disraeli
You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win. -- Ho Chi Minh
I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. -- Jesse Jackson
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success. -- Bo Bennett
The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb. -- Benny Hill
To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again. -- David Viscott
Finding a job is hard enough, but have you ever considered the odds and the challenges of finding a good man? -- Mika Brzezinski
Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. -- Henry Paulson
I do what I do because it is the right thing to do. I am a warrior, and it is the way of the warrior to fight superior odds. -- Paul Watson
Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to me a rebel isn't so much someone who breaks the law as someone who goes against the odds. -- William Petersen
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success. -- Bo Bennett
Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports. -- Grant Hill
There is a group of entrepreneurs pushing the envelope, government officials that are making significant changes despite the odds, and visionary writers, academics, and colleagues whose work confirms, amplifies, and stretches my own thinking. -- Robin Chase
Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. -- Marta
To survive, you've got to keep wheedling your way. You can't just sit there and fight against odds when it's not going to work. You have to turn a corner, dig a hole, go through a tunnel - and find a way to keep moving. -- Twyla Tharp
Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude. -- Robert Winston
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell. -- Lance Armstrong
Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested. -- Richard Branson
I faced odds when glaucoma took the bat out of my hands. But I didn't give in or feel sorry for myself. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 'It may be cloudy in my right eye, but the sun is shining very brightly in my left eye.' -- Allan Ray
The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. Personally to me, it represents striving to be the best in whatever we do, never giving up despite the odds, and a commitment to health and fitness. -- Lakshmi Mittal
I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth. -- Neil Armstrong
Entrepreneurship is like a computer game in which you have to master every level before achieving success. Startups repeatedly stumble and have to go back to the drawing board. The best way to skip some levels and to increase the odds of survival is to learn from others who have already played the game. -- Vivek Wadhwa
Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur. -- Darell Hammond
In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted. -- Zac Efron
I was taught to do math and read at the same time. So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds of men in the world: dwarves and Prince Charmings. And the odds are seven is to one against your finding the prince. That's why little girls don't do math. -- Emily Levine
Great determination can overcome most odds. -- Aesop
Society is at odds with itself. -- Clint Eastwood
BE an accomplisher against all odds. -- Stephanie Gilzene
I like to be against the odds. -- Barry Bonds
I keep defying the odds, you know. -- Bubba Watson
Ain't nothing better, we beat the odds together. -- Shania Twain
Every great leader has incredible odds to overcome. -- Wayde Goodall
Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds. -- Tom Peters
Reason and memory are nearly always at odds. -- Paul Auster
We are here to laugh at the odds. -- Charles Bukowski
Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them. -- Robert Breault
I don't take a lot of notice of odds. -- Peter Shilton
Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course. -- Marilyn vos Savant
Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. -- Ted Koppel
Lessen the odds are stacked against you, Use Cosmic Ordering. -- Stephen Richards
There are no unbeatable odds, there are no believable gods. -- Ozzy Osbourne
The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty. -- Malcolm Gladwell
Being at odds with policies is nothing new to me. -- Jeremiah Wright
It takes great faith to fight the odds in life. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
When honor and truth are at odds, let truth prevail. -- Jose Bernardo
Never sue the police. The odds are in their favour. -- Paul Gambaccini
Love is a wild child, always at odds with society. -- Marty Rubin
The odds will always favor the man with a plan. -- Ziad K. Abdelnour
The odds will always favor the man with a plan -- Ziad K. Abdelnour
They say it is impossible but I've overcome the odds before. -- Mauricio Rua
I know that the odds are against a marriage lasting 60 years. -- Darrell Royal
What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance. -- Theodore Roethke
Are the odds you face (in life) defeating or motivating you? -- David Boudia
Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and Duty's, never are at odds. -- John Greenleaf Whittier
I wonâ??t bet $100 against house odds between now and the grave. -- Charlie Munger
By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds. -- Lurlene McDaniel
I love underdogs, people who have achieved extraordinary things against the odds. -- Phil Keoghan
The odds are lousy that I actually said something attributed to me. -- Morgan Freeman
Despite all odds we have emerged as one people and one country. -- Yahya Jammeh
I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds. -- J. Cole
When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds. -- Olivia Wilde
The odds were against us, but we deserve to be where we are. -- Steven Gerrard
Even if we remember the past, odds are good we'll still repeat it. -- Guy Gavriel Kay
No matter what the odds say, be even with who you truly are. -- Unarine Ramaru
The bravest sight in all this world is a man fighting against odds. -- Franklin Knight Lane
If people don't think the odds are against you, you're doing it wrong. -- Aaron Levie
I am doing what is right and from my heart against all odds. -- Karen Todd Scarpulla
If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor. -- Henry A. Kissinger
What would our lives be like without tests, odds against us, adventure, risk? -- Richard Bach
Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships. -- Rob Bell
It's troubling for me as a Catholic to be at odds with the church. -- Andrew Cuomo
Reaganism is not only at odds with the Judeo-Christian heritage, it will not work. -- George McGovern
Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand. -- Dan Brown
Even when the odds are overwhelming, you can believe in God and His promises. -- Jim George
Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds. -- Robert Kiyosaki
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it. -- Barack Obama
God tends to do his best work when the odds appear stacked against him. -- Kevin DeYoung
All things are at odds when God sets a thinker loose on the planet -- Edith Hamilton
There is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success. -- Hal Moore
It's better to succeed against daunting odds than settle for a fantasy and get nowhere. -- Michael Hyatt
Two Navy SEALs versus one angry seven-month-old," he mused, "The odds could go either way. -- Suzanne Brockmann
The lack of facts holds you back. The odds are stacked against a weak mind. -- Kool Moe Dee
I'm always happy when actors get rich, because the odds on it are so long! -- Bill Nighy
The right choices over time greatly improve your odds of a long and healthy life. -- Tom Rath
If you encounter someone who pronounces the t in often, odds are they're a douchebag. -- Dana Gould
I just love seeing people embrace freedom, faith, and courage in the face of enormous odds. -- Edwina Findley
I know how to take good ideas and turn them into sensible law at great odds. -- Elizabeth Emken
Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin. -- Jay Samit
The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds. -- Stephen Covey
It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood. -- Martin Henderson
Shockingly enough, what people say during campaigns is meant to increase the odds they get elected. -- Richard N. Haass
Disclosure and transparency are the currency of the Internet, and they are at odds with authoritarianism. -- Evan Osnos
Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds. -- Robert A. Heinlein
There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knights-odds to and still beat. -- Bobby Fischer
Anytime odds get stacked up against me, I feel like it's in me to beat it -- Damian Lillard
A writer must take risks, defy the odds, be a bit obsessed and a little mad. -- Robert Cormier

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