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Luck Quotes

"Good night, and good luck."

Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist

"I don't believe in luck. I believe everything happens for a reason."

Nelly, American Musician

"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, English Actor

"It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned."

Frank Howard Clark, American Writer

"I wear my Peggy Fleming T-shirt when I go to sleep every night before I compete, and for the past four years, it's brought me incredible good luck."

Sarah Hughes, American Athlete

Luck, Night, Past, Sleep

"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."

J. Carter Brown, American Art Historian

"So it's probably eighty percent luck and twenty percent skill."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

"My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker."

Woody Allen, American Director

"Good luck needs no explanation."

Shirley Temple, American Actress

"When it comes to luck, you make your own."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

"The luck will alter and the star will rise."

John Masefield, English Poet

"In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other."

Jacky Ickx, Belgian Celebrity

"Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent."

Richie Benaud, Australian Athlete

"I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on."

Angela Merkel, German Statesman

"The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck."

B. C. Forbes, Scottish Journalist

"I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

"Good luck has its storms."

George Lucas, American Director

"Luck marches with those who give their very best."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Luck, H. Jackson Brown

"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often."

Brian Tracy, American Author

"I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck."

Robert Sheckley, American Author

"In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

"No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck."

John Jakes, American Writer

"Watch out when you're getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain't in luck."

Joel Chandler Harris, American Journalist

"I still have horrible luck with girls."

Jonathan Bennett, British Philosopher

"I can't speak for them, of course, but I believe that most economists would accept the view that, while you sometimes can make a score by sheer luck, you can't do it constantly, unless you're willing to put the resources in."

Merton Miller, American Economist

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