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Better Chance Quotes

Stacking the odds in your favor

These Better Chance quotes connect preparation and diversity to improved outcomes, whether in hiring decisions or raising financially responsible kids. Related: Opportunity quotes.

When you procrastinate, you're more likely to let your mind wander. That gives you a better chance of stumbling onto the unusual and spotting unexpected patterns.

Quotes by Adam Grant

If you play against a Peyton Manning, that's a great quarterback, but I'd rather have that quarterback that stays still. You have a better chance of getting to him. The mobile quarterbacks, they do a lot of different stuff.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

If you have a diverse workforce, then you have a much better chance of picking up on things that a lack of diversity would hide from them.

Quotes by Vivienne Ming

If you're financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.

Quotes by Suze Orman

Hope Quotes

In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to work for us. It's the beginning of a great adventure, and we're looking forward to it.

Quotes by Roger Staubach

I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.

Quotes by Rain

Carry your Bible and live by it. There's a better chance that you will stay married if that much is true for either one of you - male or female.

Quotes by Phil Robertson

I'm struggling with what is epic. People decided I was epic - if by epic, do you mean a big, heavy book? 'David Copperfield' is a big book - is it epic? Amount of time covered, length, drama, or story...

Quotes by Patrick Rothfuss

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long...

Quotes by Mark McGwire

Opportunity Quotes

I do think, oddly, that a comedic actor has a better chance of pulling off a dramatic role than a great dramatic actor has of being able to pull off a highly comedic role.

Quotes by Lizzy Caplan

I stand a lot better chance to go further than Elton.

Quotes by Leo Sayer

If you can qualify on the pole or in the front, you have a better chance of getting five points for leading a lap or leading the most laps.

Quotes by Kevin Harvick

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

Quotes by Jim Sasser

I would say if you want to write, write what you care about. I think that's the most important thing. I think if you write what you care about, you stand a better chance of having the reader care about...

Quotes by Jerry Spinelli

Possibility Quotes

My role is to try to remove the impediments to entrepreneurs' chance to succeed. It's about improving the business climate to give people a better chance of succeeding.

Quotes by Jerry Moran

My ex-boyfriend said, 'You have a better chance of getting elected to Congress than getting on the staff of a television show.' Which was the perfect thing for him to say, because my entire career is, 'Well, screw you.' And...

Quotes by Jenji Kohan

As a sports fan, I like the one-and-done playoff setups of the NFL and NCAA, but a best-of-seven gives the favorite a much better chance of prevailing in the end.

Quotes by James Holzhauer

When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.

Quotes by Jacob K. Javits

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

Risk Quotes

A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better...

Quotes by Henry Paulson

Frequently Asked Questions

What common thread runs through Better Chance quotes?
They all connect preparation, diversity, or awareness to improved outcomes, whether in hiring, parenting, sport, or health decisions.
Is there a quote about diversity and better outcomes?
Yes, one argues that a varied workforce gives you significantly improved odds of spotting things a less diverse team would overlook.
Do any quotes discuss visualization in sports?
One describes studying pitchers and visualizing pitches as a way to improve their odds each time they step into the batter's box.
Is there a quote about underestimating health risks?
Yes, one admits believing the odds of contracting HIV felt smaller than winning the lottery, despite knowing the virus could affect absolutely anyone.
How do these quotes connect finances and parenting?
One notes that financially responsible parents significantly improve the odds their kids develop those same healthy money habits later on.

One athlete credits visualization for a better chance at success, while another reflects on underestimating real health risks. See also Hope and Possibility quotes.