Fortune Quotes

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

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.

Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.

I believe in America. America's made my fortune.

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Religions tend to disappear with man's good fortune.

O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire.

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

I've seen many of my contemporaries become superstars, and the way fame and fortune starts to really affect the way they treat other people, and I think it's ugly.

It's O.K. to accept good fortune.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

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

Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.

From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain a fortune.

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.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

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

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've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.

My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.

Fortune favours the bold.

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.