“Ill-luck is, in nine cases out of ten, the result of taking pleasure first and duty second, instead of duty first and pleasure second.” FirstsPleasureResultsCasesDutyTenLuckIllNine Author:Theodore T. Munger
“September is the time to begin again. In the country, when I could smell the wood-smoke in the forest, and the curtains could be drawn when the tea came in, on the first autumn evening, I always felt that my season of good luck had come.” FirstsCountryFeltSeasonsLuckWoodsSmellForestsEveningSmokeTeaAutumnSeptemberCurtainsGood LuckBegin Again Book:More Was Lost: A Memoir Source: More Was Lost: A Memoir
“I had the luck at 18 to become assistant to Christian Dior, and to succeed him at 21 and to meet with success from my first collection in 1958. That will be 44 years in a few days. Above all it was Christian Dior who was my master and who was the first to reveal the secrets and mysteries of haute couture.” YearsFirstsChristianSecretChristianityMysteryMastersSucceedLuckCollectionsAssistantsCoutureDiorHaute Couture Author:Christian Dior
“Andrew Luck, if he gets to his first Super Bowl and he wins that Super Bowl, that means he won on the road every game except for that first playoff game. He went and beat Peyton Manning…Then that means he went and beat Tom Brady…Then he would either have to beat Aaron Rodgers or the Seattle Seahawks. That’s a pretty tough hill to climb. If he does that, he’s just solidified himself in that conversation as an elite quarterback.” IfsFirstsMeanDoeGamesWinningConversationBeatsToughLuckHillsClimbsElitesTomsBowlsQuarterbackSuper BowlAndrewSeattlePlayoffsBradyPeytonPlayoff GamesAaron Rodgers Author:Charles Woodson