Luck Quotes
Luck? I don t know anything about luck. I ve never banked on it, and I m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work -- and realizing what is opportunity and what isn t.Luck
Ball, Lucille
1911-1989 American Actress Producer
Fortune cannot be flattered by such fetish worship. But she can be wooed and won by hard work.
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Beaverbrook, Lord
British Minister
There is death in the pot. [2 Kings 4:40]
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Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
The lot is cast into the heap, but the whole disposing there of is of the Lord.
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Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
Good luck needs no explanation.
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Black, Shirley Temple
1928 American Film Child Star
The Goddess Fortune is the devil s servant, ready to kiss any one s ass.
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Blake, William
1757-1827 British Poet Painter
Luck marches with those who give their very best
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Brown Jr., H. Jackson
American Author of Life's Little Instruction Book Series
There is no such thing as luck. It s a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.
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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.
1803-1873 British Novelist Poet
You don t just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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Bush, Barbara
1925 American First Lady Wife of President George Bush
What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one s ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.
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Cherbuliez, Victor
Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.
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Clason, George S.
1874-1940 American Publisher Author
Luck relies on chance, labor on character.
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Cobden, Richard
1804-1865 British Radical Politician
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don t like?
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Cocteau, Jean
1889-1963 French Author Filmmaker
All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps right on going -- is the man who is there when the good luck comes -- and is ready to receive it.
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Collier, Robert
American Writer Publisher
What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.
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Davies, Robertson
1913 Canadian Novelist Journalist
Luck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid.
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Dewey, John
1859-1952 American Philosopher Educator
Luck is not chance, it is toil. Fortune is expensive smile is earned.
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Dickinson, Emily
1830-1886 American Poet
Luck is being ready for the chance.
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Doble, J. Frank
1888-1964 American Author
Chance is the one thing you can t buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life, spending a lot of time, you pay for it with time, not the wasting of time but the spending of time.
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Doisneau, Robert
1912 French Photographer
There is no chance, and no anarchy, in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo
1803-1882 American Poet Essayist
Shallow people believe in luck and in circumstances; Strong people believe in cause and effect.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo
1803-1882 American Poet Essayist
Chance does not speak essentially through words nor can it be seen in their convolution. It is the eruption of language, its sudden appearance. It s not a night twinkle with stars, an illuminated sleep, nor a drowsy vigil. It is the very edge of consciousness.
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Foucault, Michel
1926-1984 French Essayist Philosopher
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
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Garfield, James A.
1831-1881 Twentieth President of the USA
The harder I work the luckier I get.
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Goldwyn, Samuel
1882-1974 American Film Producer Founder MGM
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
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Goldwyn, Samuel
1882-1974 American Film Producer Founder MGM
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
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Gracian, Baltasar
1601-1658 Spanish Philosopher Writer
Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
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Gracian, Baltasar
1601-1658 Spanish Philosopher Writer
Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I ll be writing books, but if not, I ll be on my pond fishing with my kids. I feel like the luckiest guy I know.
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Grisham, John
1955 American Writer
When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.
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Hammer, Dr. Armand
Business Executive President of Occidental Petroleum
Some folk want their luck buttered.
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Hardy, Thomas
1840-1928 British Novelist Poet
Watch out when you re getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain t in luck.
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Harris, Joel Chandler
1848-1908 American Journalist
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
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Harte, Bret
1836-1902 American Writer
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
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Hawken, Paul
American Businessman Founder of Smith and Hawken
Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president s office. He s lucky, an envious person remarks. He gets the breaks; they re always in his favor. In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing to do with it. So-called luck usually is found at the exact point where preparation meets opportunity. For a time, an individual may get ahead by pull, but eventually someone with push will displace him. Success is not due to a fortuitous concourse of stars at our birth, but to a steady trail of sparks from the grindstone of hard work each day.
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Hildebrand, Kenneth
American Author
Luck is tenacity of purpose.
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Hubbard, Elbert
1859-1915 American Author Publisher
I m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
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Jefferson, Thomas
1743-1826 Third President of the USA
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
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Jefferson, Thomas
1743-1826 Third President of the USA
Some people are so fond of bad luck they run half way to meet it.
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Jerrold, Douglas William
1803-1857 British Humorist Playwright
Luck is being in the right place at the right time, but location and timing are to some extent under our control.
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Josefowitz, Natasha
What is luck? It is not only chance, it is also creating the opportunity, recognizing it when it is there, and taking it when it comes.
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Josefowitz, Natasha
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
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Juvenal, (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)
c55-c130 Roman Satirical Poet
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others have idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
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Kleiser, Grenville
1868-1953 American Author
Luck can often mean simple taking advantage of a situation at the right moment, It is possible to make your luck by being always prepared.
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Korda, Michael
1919 American publisher
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
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Kroc, Ray
1902-1984 American businessman Founder of McDonalds
Luck s always to blame.
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La Fontaine, Jean De
1621-1695 French Poet
In short, luck s always to blame.
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La Fontaine, Jean De
1621-1695 French Poet
Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance.
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La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
1613-1680 French Classical Writer
Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.
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La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
1613-1680 French Classical Writer
I am a great believer in luck and the harder I work the more of it I have.
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Leacock, Stephen B.
1869-1944 Canadian Humorist Economist
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Letterman, Elmer G.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
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Lowell, James Russell
1819-1891 American Poet Critic Editor
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
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Macarthur, Douglas
1880-1964 American Army General in WW II
The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.
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Oates, Joyce Carol
1938 American Author
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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Player, Gary
1969 American Golfer
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
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Pollock, Channing
American Actor
Luck is the idol of the idle.
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Proverb
Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it.
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Proverb, German
Sayings of German Origin
When God throws the dice are loaded.
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Proverb, Greek
Sayings of Greek Origin
Good luck beats early rising.
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Proverb, Irish
Sayings of Irish Origin
Substance is not enough, accident is also required.
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Proverb, Italian
Sayings of Italian Origin
Luck is infatuated with the efficient.
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Proverb, Persian
Sayings of Persian Origin
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
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Proverb, Yiddish
Sayings of Yiddish Origin
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
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Robbins, Anthony
1960 American Author Speaker Peak Performance Expert / Consultant
Depend on the rabbit s foot if you will, but remember it didn t work for the rabbit.
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Shay, R. E.
The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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Sher, Barbara
American Author of I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get.
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Shoen, Sam
American Businessman Founder of U-Haul
Luck generally comes to those who look for it, and my notion is that it taps, once in a lifetime, at everybody s door, but if industry does not open it luck goes away.
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Spurgeon, Charles Haddon
1834-1892 British Baptist Preacher
I think the harder you work, the more luck you have.
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Thomas, David
American Businessman Founder of Wendy's Restaurants
I ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
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Tracy, Brian
American Trainer Speaker Author Businessman
Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it.
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Unknown, Source
Luck is a very good word if you put a P before it.
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Unknown, Source
Good luck is a lazy man s estimate of a worker s success.
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Unknown, Source
Success is just a matter of luck, all you need to do is ask a failure. History may be written by academics but it s rarely created by them.
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Unknown, Source
Fortune s a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that she may take away all at one swoop.
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Webster, John
1580-1625 British Dramatist
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
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Winfrey, Oprah
1954 American TV Personality Producer Actress Author
Don t you know by now, luck don t lead to anything or why you keep on moving
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Winwood, Steve
1948 American Singer
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.
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Zaharias, Babe Didrikson
1924-1956 American Sportswoman -- Basketball Golf Track and Field