If you can’t think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you’ve finished the three pages, don’t write it; it’ll be that much easier to get going next day. – Philip Pullman
I have great luck. I’m used to people dying and going away. Not used to it exactly – but I expect it. Like, whenever people go off on a trip, I save their phone messages because I think they might die. – Rose McGowan
If your current get-rich project fails, take what you learned and try something else. Keep repeating until something lucky happens. The universe has plenty of luck to go around; you just need to keep your hand raised until it’s your turn. It helps to see failure as a road and not a wall. – Scott Adams
Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come. – Serena Williams
I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here. – Richard Branson
Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the help of the public. – Pat Brown
I’m amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I’m so lucky, though my mum always says, ‘You make your own luck.’ – Orlando Bloom
You know, in life there are only three or four fundamental decisions to make. The rest is just luck. – Raymond Aubrac
Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional? – Rachel Nichols
‘Hardware’ came about because I had written quite a few scripts and hadn’t had any luck getting them made. – Richard Stanley
Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout – that, in essence, you’re telling the middle class, ‘Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.’ – Timothy Noah
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game. – Zinedine Zidane
I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five. – Steven Wright
The music that I wrote and recorded is music that I really enjoy listening to. It’s just dumb luck that a lot of other people do, too. – Tom Scholz
I’ve learned the truth in these sayings: ‘Luck is when opportunity meets preparation’ and ‘The right project will find you’. – Tony Oller
If I am 100% prepared for the fight, my opponent has no chance to win the fight. I am saying what I mean: He has a 0% chance to win the fight. There is going to be no luck involved; there is going to be nothing else to stop me from winning the fight. – Wladimir Klitschko
My biggest luck was the Terry McMillan era, because what happened after the phenomenon of ‘Waiting to Exhale’ is that publishing woke up. They said, ‘Wow. Black people do read.’ – Tananarive Due
My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker. – Woody Allen
I think the more avenues that open up when people want to publish, the better. Some of the authors that want to jump ship from the traditional houses and go on their own, you know what? Good luck. It’s going to be a lot tougher than you think. – Vince Flynn
You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don’t be an actor because you think you’re going to get famous, because that’s luck. – Whoopi Goldberg
When I was a child growing up in Maine, one of my favorite things to do was to look for sand dollars on the seashores of Maine, because my parents told me it would bring me luck. But you know, these shells, they’re hard to find. They’re covered in sand. They’re difficult to see. – Sarah Parcak
Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it’s because you’re talented. – Whoopi Goldberg
In Kazakhstan, once you’re someone’s guest, it’s really hard to get away – everyone wants you to stay. They believe that if you invite a guest, luck will fly into your house. – Tim Cope