That’s match play. You’ve got to get lucky. You’ve got to try to catch somebody on a down day when you have a down day. – Peter Uihlein
I think I was lucky in that I wasn’t one of those girls who are told they are pretty the whole time. I never got that. Nor did I ever obsess about my looks as a teenager. – Rosamund Pike
The cookbooks and the writing in general have been a real bonus, but it’s not something I’ve ever pursued… I’ve been lucky, I guess. – Padma Lakshmi
I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time! – Renee Olstead
I have a tendency to be lucky and make the right choices based on limited information. – Paul D. Boyer
Uh, I just had an operation last March which was rather serious and I’m recuperating now. I’m on a very bland diet. But, uh, I’m lucky, I was just lucky, that’s all. – Rube Goldberg
I’ve always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. – Sarah McLachlan
I’ve worked with Hollywood stars, but the reason most of the Hollywood stars I’ve worked with are Hollywood stars is that they’re excellent actors, so I’ve been very lucky. – Rhys Ifans
I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn’t a singer and guitar player and some other guys. – Robbie Robertson
Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They’d have been sick of all that rubbish in a year. – Robertson Davies
I’ve been very lucky with my career and don’t feel like I’m being typecast in the same role over and over again. – Rose McIver
As I slowly managed to take what I had learned into a transition from contestant to announcer and warm-up, I first had to prove myself on pilots. And as you know, many pilots are taped for each show that is lucky enough to breakthrough to being a series. – Randy West
You need supporting actors to help to tell the story. For me, I’m lucky to be a part of the films. Being an actor, I’ll take any role, whether it’s supporting or leading. – Robert Maillet
I’m very lucky, because my beat is current events. And events are changing all the time. – Rick Mercer
I’m not Irish. Just because I have red hair doesn’t mean I’m a lucky charm, you know? – Rebecca Mader
I like running. I am lucky for that; I don’t find it hard. I like it as much as relaxing, actually. I am very focused on driving, and I don’t like to party too much; that’s just who I am. – Romain Grosjean
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
I’m just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have ‘Paranormal Activity’ be released and become successful. And everything that’s happened since then is just an enormous bonus. – Oren Peli
I’m very lucky. I’m very fortunate that my books have never gone out of print – none of them. – Paula Danziger
I feel lucky to be an actor because you always learn something from each part you play. – Rosemarie DeWitt
I’m proud to have played characters who’ve inspired people to live out loud, and I’m lucky to have reached an audience that’s been incredibly enthusiastic and supportive. – Olivia Wilde
I guess you could say I’m lucky because I’ve known a Zimbabwe that didn’t have Robert Mugabe leading it. One of the saddest things about Zimbabwe is there are so many hidden casualties of the Mugabe government’s misrule. They’re not just casualties that you immediately see. – Petina Gappah
We had had several mine disasters where workers, some of the workers were rescued. It was, you know, who was lucky and who weren’t. Some would find the air pockets But, in this one, bam, it was just, everybody was gone and it greatly depressed the state. – Richard Grimes