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Quote by St. Catherine of Siena

“To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.”

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St. Catherine of Siena was an Italian saint born on March 17, 1347, and died on April 29, 1380. She was a mystic, theologian, and nun, known for her love for God and her loyalty to the Church. more

“This would be a tricky operation, no doubt of that, and a mistake would probably be fatal. So many things he had done over the years would have been fatal, had his luck not been strongly good. He had cheated death dozens of times, but that did not mean he could take it as a given. A man needed only one fatal mistake to end the game.”

Men Years Mean Has Beens Ends Done Would Be Games Given Mistake Doubt Needed Luck Operations No Doubt Cheating Dozen Tricky Cheated Fatal Mistakes

Author:Steve Perry

“Roughly speaking, the President of the United States knows what his job is. Constitution and custom spell it out, for him as well as for us. His wife has no such luck. The First Lady has no rules; rather each new woman must make her own.”

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Book:Talking woman

Source: Talking woman

“In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the evil spirits who are pursuing you, and all the rest of your life you will have good luck.”

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Book:The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks

Source: The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks

“I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck.”

Luck Bad Luck Superstitious

Author:Placido Domingo

“A physicist visits a colleague and notices a horseshoe hanging on the wall above the entrance. 'Do you really believe that a horseshoe brings luck?' he asks. 'No,' replies the colleague, 'but I've been told that it works even if you don't believe in it.'”

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Author:Niels Bohr

“Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!”

Luck Good Luck

Author:Neil Armstrong

“Luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep; the trains you have never failed to catch.”

Mean Long Night Work Failure Luck Train Endure Hardship Devoted Appointments Long Nights

Book:'Tween You An' I: Some Little Problems of Life

Source: 'Tween You An' I: Some Little Problems of Life

“I hope I have a little talent, but a lot of it was luck. I went through setbacks. People said I looked too young, people said I wasn't good, nobody said, 'Come here, baby, we're going to make you a star.' Early on, when I'd say, 'Can I do some anchoring?' people would look at me like I was crazy.”

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Author:Katie Couric

“Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.”

Matter Education Luck Ill

Author:George Eliot

“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.”

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Author:Francesca Annis

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