But no, I’ve just been very lucky. But I’ve worked hard, and the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get. – Norman Wisdom
So I won’t say I’m lucky. I’m fortunate enough to find or attract very talented people. For some reason I found them, and they found me. – Peter Dinklage
I am extremely lucky; I’ve never been ill – although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding. – Micky Dolenz
I wanted a pseudonym partly because I’m quite shy and private. I know that sounds ludicrous, but if I should be lucky enough to make a hit, I wanted to be able to shrug off the mantel of Nick Harkaway when I got home. – Nick Harkaway
Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you’re funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you. – Joan Rivers
I’m lucky that I enjoy touring as much as I do. I’m not going to make a living just making records. – Kurt Elling
I can shoot off my big mouth and write my shows and run my shows, and I can recognize how lucky I am because my position is rare and my position is privileged. – Jenji Kohan
I don’t want to sound too bleeding heart, because I know how lucky I’ve been, but I never knew how hard it was to be the lead in a television show. – Jessica Raine
I was very lucky all three newspapers approached me and asked me to draw their cartoons for them. – Jonathan Shapiro
I played piano in a covers band, but that didn’t especially help with girls. There is never a piano around after the shows. Guys with the guitars were the ones who got lucky. – Jonathan Tropper
I’ve been lucky enough to travel widely. When you’re based in Europe, it’s very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland. – Laurie Graham
I have friends who are in the posh category and some who are in the not-at-all-posh category, and some who you would find it very hard to get any sort of handle on. But I am lucky to have any friends, of course. – Jools Holland
Stephen Colbert has such a loyal following; I don’t know if it’s the same with Jay Leno; he really inspires love in people, and there can be a lucky ricochet of that for some people. – Lisa Hannigan
I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I’ll be lucky if I hit all three, but it’s amazing what that does to keep you on track. – Kevin Systrom
I’ve been very lucky and been able to work, as an actress, but I’m definitely a working actress. I get a script, I audition, and then I pray. – Laura Haddock
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are. – Joyce Giraud
I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer’s work is. – Mikhail Baryshnikov
Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you’re lucky. – Lenny Abrahamson
