There is no substitute for hard work. There is a little luck along the way, but there is no substitute for really super-hard work, first in, last out. – Mary Callahan Erdoes
You can’t just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you. – Estelle Parsons
The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor? – David McCullough
As artists, we are so not in control most of the time of the content or the narrative of our characters, and sometimes writing takes a turn and it’s not something we necessarily have control over. It’s just a lot of random dumb luck, so when things click, you’ve just got to enjoy it. – Mike Colter
Launching a successful product or startup has little to do with luck. Any business that gains traction on the market is the result of very careful strategizing and market analysis, not to mention the development of an original product or service. – Fabrizio Moreira
Life is about luck and it’s about circumstances and socioeconomic conditions and all the rest of it, but you know, you can also make choices. It’s about spirit and generosity and all the other things, too. – Mike Leigh
For an actor to have a role that they’re recognized and remembered for over the years, it’s unusual. It’s very lucky if it happens once – and it’s luck that it’s happened to me a couple of times. – Curtis Armstrong
The economic recession in America wasn’t caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on the same flawed policies that led to the loss of 3.6 million jobs in the final months of 2008 and gravely affected middle class families across America. – Debbie Wasserman Schultz
I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. – Novak Djokovic
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
Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always prepared. – Michael Korda
I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck. – Gareth Bale
The personal vocabulary, the individual melody whose metre is one’s biography, joins in that sound, with any luck, and the body moves like a walking, a waking island. – Derek Walcott
I think confidence is a big part of it. Also luck – the ball has got to fall for you in the right time and the right place. – Dele Alli
The universe works in crazy ways. Your good luck will come in waves, and so does your bad, so you have to take the good with the bad and press forward. – Nick Cummins
The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting. – Gertrude Stein
