The theme of luck comes up a lot. It's something I thought about before, why some people are lucky and some people aren't lucky. It seems like some people you meet can sort of cultivate luck, and I've always been fascinated by that.
Patrick deWitt
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Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
James Russell Lowell
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I think living the blessed life is the luck of the draw.
Judith Guest
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Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.
Ovid
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I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.
Howard Gardner
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I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha.
Jason Aldean
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I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us.
Nathan Wolfe
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It was a stroke of luck that there were about four to six leaders in power in the mid-'80s who really trusted one another and could really make things happen.
Helmut Kohl
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I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way.
Jonathan Lethem
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Good luck is a residue of preparation.
Jack Youngblood
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The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.
Gertrude Stein
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For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood.
Dolly Parton
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Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
Iain Duncan Smith
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I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior personal character or initiative so much as it was to dumb luck.
George Kaiser
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Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.
Dermot Mulroney
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
Haile Gebrselassie
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I used to send Tony Romo texts throughout the season just to encourage him, just to wish him luck and just to tell him to get on his offensive line. I hated watching this young man get sacked as much as he did, especially when it came down to big games.
Emmitt Smith
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States with better-educated citizens also see economic benefits. These states have better luck recruiting and retaining quality employers, and they enjoy lower overall rates of unemployment, poverty, and welfare dependency.
Doug Ducey
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
Gareth Bale
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Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned.
Emily Dickinson
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I'm not a political thinker, but I've just always thought of myself as a Labour supporter. I was a great fan of Tony Blair. He sent me a letter before I swam the Channel to wish me luck.
David Walliams
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Friends give me a hard time about the pants I'm wearing, which are made in China. Well, how do you find the right clothes? Or the right movie studio? The right people giving you checks? Good luck doing the right thing all the time.
Adam McKay
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You get rich through luck. You get rich through crime. You get rich through fulfilling the needs of another. You can be as greedy as you like. If you can't do one of those three things, you ain't going to get any money.
David Mamet
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'Jurassic Park' isn't about the bad luck of three people who keep getting thrown into the same situation.
Colin Trevorrow
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