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A sure thing is no fun.
Sure thing, Gumdrop. -Scott
Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing.
My unconditional sure thing is that I don't have one.
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.
It's a sure thing that you'll not finish if you don't start.
The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
I'm an artist, and I like the risk - I'm not in it for the sure things.
There's no such thing as a sure thing. That's why they call it gambling.
What I've always loved are movies like 'When Harry Met Sally'... and 'The Sure Thing.'
Sure things are going to get sketchy, but when your having the time of your life whats sketchy?
Acting isn't a sure thing. We're not set to have jobs for the rest of lives, and fame is really fickle.
No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
People are very reluctant to invest unless they know it's going to be a sure thing, and let's face it: film is never a sure thing.
The reason I dislike talking about the creative process is that I do have a creative process that is a winner and it's a sure thing.
To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.
To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'
I searched the good music that I loved and found out that was all by Miguel! What a strange coincidence! I'm a massive fan of 'Sure Thing' by Miguel.
It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.
Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset.
When I left my job at Lehman Brothers to start a company, my best friend's mother said, 'How could you leave a sure thing like Lehman to do a silly carpool startup?' That was three months before Lehman went bankrupt.
Chemistry cannot be manufactured or forced, so Wild Flag was not a sure thing, it was a 'maybe,' a 'possibility.' But after a handful of practice sessions, spread out over a period of months, I think we all realized that we could be greater than the sum of our parts.
I'm one of those actors who's going to have to create a space for themselves. It's very easy to be the young Tom Cruise, because Hollywood knows what to do with you. But if you're someone who's bringing someone slightly left of center to the table, you're not a sure thing.
When the economy goes sour, there are three different kinds of restaurants that do well: the smaller-scale neighborhood restaurants that don't ask much of you; those that have banked enormous goodwill by offering great value during the boom; and those with proven records of excellence, a sure thing.