Sentence examples for fortunate idea from inspiring English sources

As Stevenson's friend the poet and folklorist Andrew Lang recalled: "He told me once he meant to write a story about a fellow who was two fellows, which did not, when thus stated, seem a fortunate idea".

Perhaps inspired by Dogma 95's cinematic Lutheranism, perhaps by Hollywood's secular myth making, Mr. Kragh-Jacobsen delivers a homily on the doctrine of the fortunate fall, the idea that suffering is the sinner's surest byway to grace.

L.A.Z.: In some sense I was fortunate that the idea occurred to me when I was in an established position so people would listen to what I had to say.

"You have no idea what a fortunate lassie you are that we had Mr. Suter on board".

KELLEY, saleswoman at a clothing shop THE ANXIOUS ATTORNEY-TO-BE I feel very fortunate to have had an idea of what I wanted to do from such a young age, and even more fortunate that it involved graduate school.

Develop an idea or get fortunate.

That's fortunate because some genuinely good ideas sleep behind the exorbitant pricing, the poorly conceived software design and the relentless marketing.

It puts the idea in less-fortunate kids' heads that there's something wrong with them when they don't receive what they asked for.

I learned to reel my blessings off by rote, even if the idea that I felt fortunate was demonstrably farcical.

His considerable experience and authority add weight to these ideas, and we are fortunate to have his advice.