Long Odds Quotes

• I had learned that every patient has the right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope.

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  Jerome Groopman

  Odds   Long   Roles  

  Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.60, Random House

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• With world health, every life you save is a wonderful thing, so it's not this question of whether you solve it or you don't. The chance of completely solving the problems has long odds. But really, the thing is that you get to save the first child, the second child, the third child. You can just feel good about that.

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  Bill Gates

  Children   Odds   Long  

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• I thought I was going to be a ballet dancer for awhile there. I had a good teacher at Interlochen, this arts' academy in Michigan, who taught me the importance of storytelling, and I really responded to that. It seemed like a long shot, but I always play the long odds.

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  Benjamin Walker

  Teacher   Art   Odds  

  Source: collider.com

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• Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or her life as a FRIEND, a MENTOR, and a GUIDE.

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  S. Truett Cathy

  Children   Odds   Long  

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• I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over.

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  Bill Russell

  Leadership   Basketball   Sports  

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