„The fundamental thing to do for every man is to give him a chance to reach a place in which he will make the greatest possible contribution to the public welfare.“

— Theodore Roosevelt

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„So, then, to every man his chance—to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining, golden opportunity—to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him — this, seeker, is the promise of America.“
— Thomas Wolfe
„Someone will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which is likely to bring you to an untimely end? To him I may fairly answer: There you are mistaken: a man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong — acting the part of a good man or a bad. …For wherever a man's place is, whether the place he has chosen or that where he has been placed by a commander. there he ought to remain in the hour of danger; he should not think of death or of anything, but of disgrace.“
— Socrates
„(About sweeping)….What he was in FACT doing was moving the dirt around with a broom, to give it a change of scenery and a chance to make new friends.“
— Terry Pratchett
„Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world, to make happiness possible for the world.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh
„I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Because things can get better, and if you give them a chance, they usually do.“
— Stephen King
„A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.“
— John Wayne