381 Quotes About Fortunate

I consider myself fortunate that I left professional astronomy when I did.

I consider myself fortunate that when I started to work full time with computers that X-Ray emitting cathode ray tube monitors had been replaced by flat panel LED monitors.

In India, we have a saying: 'Always look down, never look up," he said. "When you are trying to determine where you stand in life, don't look upward at the rich people, the people with everything. Look downward at the people who have nothing, those begging on the street, those living in the slums. There's no end to looking up and feeling badly. And if you try to spit upward it only falls down upon your own face. Only by looking down do you understand your dharma.

We are so surrounded with this fortune that we tend to forget that though subjectively in abundance, objectively this is a rarity.

Each one should ask himself/herself one Question early enough in life, "Am I fortunate or unfortunate, and if so 'Why'". Invariably the answer would be the same, and that will be the beginning of enlightenment.

In friendships I had been most fortunateYet never saw I one whom I would callMore willingly my friend

People comment today that we shouldn't focus on money so much but rather think of our fellow people who are less fortunate. So much baloney.

Obviously it was desperation being down nine with 3 minutes left. But 3 minutes is a long time and nine points is four possessions. We were very fortunate tonight.

I feel fortunate to win. You are very lucky if you don't play well and win. I didn't think we played very well today.