Luck Quotes - page 25

Sometimes I still can't believe my luck. (David Bailey)
We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't think that's true. It's true for a lot of people, but you need other things to succeed. You need luck, you need opportunity, and you need the life skills to recognize what an opportunity is. View quote
David Lindsay-Abaire
I'm not saying people shouldn't apply themselves and work hard. You do have to try to make your own luck. But I know people firsthand who worked incredibly hard, who were really smart, who never got into trouble, and still didn't get a break. View quote
David Lindsay-Abaire
See Scott run, Run Scott run. See Scott die, No such luck. View quote
David Lubar
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? View quote
David McCullough
Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck. View quote
Dermot Mulroney
Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck. View quote
Don Shula
Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much. View quote
Dana Spiotta
If you play a real character who's famous and still alive, it makes things easier if you have the luck to have a good relationship with them. View quote
Daniel Bruhl
A person's birthday should be a special day, a wonderful day, a day of pure celebration for the luck of being born! View quote
Elise Broach
Not just my parents, but teachers, friends, mentors - a host of people are to be thanked for any success I have had, and a whole lot of just plain luck. (Ellen McLaughlin)
I used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck. View quote
Emraan Hashmi
The only luck I had in my life was when I married you. I knew it wouldn't last because I was too happy. I knew they would not let me be happy. View quote
Eddie Slovik
I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments. View quote
Edmond H. Fischer
It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life.... I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are. View quote
Francesca Annis
Luck was with me. I saw no spiders. Luck was against me. I saw no specters. View quote
Gail Carson Levine
When you look at a film like 'The Ides of March' or 'Good Night, and Good Luck' even, those are really contained pictures. View quote
Grant Heslov
A film like 'Good Night And Good Luck,' you make that for $7 million because you know it's a black-and-white film, and it's not an easy sell. If you make it for $7 million, then everybody can have a chance to make a little bit of money, and you get to make the film you want to make. View quote
Grant Heslov
You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring it to you without asking. If you're sitting in coach and hoping for a drink, good luck. View quote
Hope Davis
I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision. View quote
Howard Schultz
I'm currently working on a romantic comedy between me and Philip Seymour Hoffman. So my next step is to write something so mind-blowingly spectacular that he has no other choice but to agree to do it! Wish me luck. (Haley Webb)
If my luck held, it wouldn't be a handsome Greek demigod looking for the love of his life or at least his love of a couple of hours. View quote
Ilona Andrews
What is he doing here?" Curran growled. "He's Roland's Warlord. He's here for me." He was here for the woman who had broken his master's blade. "Tough luck. You're mine. View quote
Ilona Andrews
I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question. View quote
J. Carter Brown
Poetry is a release of something previously unknown into the visible. You write to invite that, to make of yourself a gathering of the unexpected and, with luck, of the unexpectable. View quote
Jane Hirshfield