Million-to-One Chance/Quotes

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
"Million-to-once chances crop up nine times out of ten."
—Granny Weatherwax
And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot.
—Vaarsuvius, The Order of the Stick
"This operation had an almost zero percent chance of succeeding, but it seems that theoretical calculations are pointless with you."
—Lordgenome, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

"Oh come off it. The chances of us getting out are about a million to one."

"Then there's still a chance."
—Chicken Run
"The percentages mean nothing. A brave heart will overcome any odds."
—Chief Taiga GaoGaiGar
"Give it your best shot! I am 100% certain you're returning from this battle, Travis. ...In a body bag."
—Sylvia, offering her usual "words of encouragement" before every[1] boss battle, in No More Heroes.

The chances of anything coming from Mars
Are a million to one

But still, they come!
—Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
  1. ↑ this was the third. She actually makes the odds less supportive as time goes on, but suddenly becomes nice at two points
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