quotations about luck
Data that comes subliminally and is acted upon will look like luck or inspiration.
PETER REDGROVE
The Black Goddess and the Unseen Real: Our Uncommon Senses and Their Common Sense
Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me.
JOHN HEYWOOD
Proverbs
Luck is for sure a thing. It's just not the only thing.
JOSHUA EFERIGHE
"The lie of luck", Kulture Hub, June 6, 2018
Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don't have the wit to deal with the problems of life.
JOAN LOWERY NIXON
In the Face of Danger
Ill luck upon ill luck and a stone for a pillow.
SPANISH PROVERB
Things don't happen because they're bad or good, else all eggs would be addled or none at all, and at the most it is but six to the dozen. There's good chances and bad chances, and nobody's luck is pulled only by one string.
GEORGE ELIOT
Felix Holt
Good luck doesn't last forever.
ROMAN PROVERB
When it comes to luck you make your own.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
"Lucky Town", Lucky Town
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?
JEAN COCTEAU
attributed, Forbes, 1985
Luck is not the hand of God.... Luck is the way the wind swirls and the dust settles eons after God has passed by.
KURT VONNEGUT
The Sirens of Titan
Luck and ill luck are neighbors.
NORWEGIAN PROVERB
Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
SAMUEL SMILES
Thrift
As for luck, wait in your bed.
JAPANESE PROVERB
Success is just a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
EARL WILSON
attributed, Quips, Quotes & Queries
Luck can only get you so far.
J. K. ROWLING
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
You know what luck is? Luck is believing you're lucky.... To hold front position in this rat-race you've got to believe you are lucky.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
A Streetcar Named Desire
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
JAMES A. GARFIELD
Maxims of James Abram Garfield
Luck is a precious commodity. There's only so much to go around. And even if you do have a good-luck streak, some balancing bad luck is right around the corner. Just ask any honest gambler.
CAPRICE CRANE
With a Little Luck: A Novel
When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve.
DONALD TRUMP
Think Big
Good and bad luck is but a synonym, in the great majority of instances, for good and bad judgment. The prudent, the considerate, the circumspect, or the industrious, seldom complain of their ill-luck; it is only the grumbler, the idler, and the gambler who protest against the ills of misfortune.
CHATFIELD
attributed, Day's Collacon