“My batting average has been good, so people ask how much luck is involved. I tell them when I work 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, I get lucky.” PeopleHas BeensAsksHoursBusinessWeekInvolvedLuckyLuckAverageFinanceBatting Author:Armand Hammer
“You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.” HappensLastsWeekLucky Author:Eric Heiden
“The child taught to believe any occurrence a good or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the soundness of his understanding.” BelieveChildrenMadeEvilUnderstandingWeekTaughtLuckyWideOmenDays Of The WeekSoundness Author:Isaac Watts
“I was really lucky. I had a really great opportunity. I went to an all girls, very small private school from seventh grade all the way to graduating. It was so wonderful because the focus was school at school...and during the week I could be that nerdy bookworm of a girl, and do six hours of homework at night.” WaySchoolNightGirlOpportunityHoursFocusWonderfulWeekLuckySixGradesGraduatesReally GreatHomeworkGreat OpportunityNerdyPrivate SchoolSeventh GradeBookworms Author:Sophia Bush
“You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and - and if you're lucky, next week.” IfsKnowsLongTodayLife IsNextViewsWeekTomorrowLuckyNext WeekToday And Tomorrow Author:Garrison Keillor
“I didn't speak a single word of English when I was told that I was one of the lucky students been selected to go to study at the Houston Ballet Academy. I knew I had to study hard in every aspect, in both language and dance, which I did. I put my whole heart and soul into each minute of my day while in America and what an experience those six weeks gave me.” HeartSoulHardWholeAmericaSpeakLanguageStudyWeekMinutesStudentsLuckySixAspectBalletAcademyHeart And SoulSelectedHoustonSingle Word Author:Li Cunxin
“When I first came into international running, most runners did about 60-70 miles or running a week. I guess that is still the standard except for Kenya and Ethiopia. I was doing 150-250 a week and some weeks as high as 350. It was unheard of! But, because I did not have access to what was possible and standard, I had to set my own possibilities and standards. I was just lucky enough to be out of the loop and not know.” KnowsFirstsStillsEnoughRunningMy OwnWeekPossibilityLuckyStandardsInternationalAccessMilesRunnersKenyaLoopsUnheardEthiopia Author:Gerry Lindgren
“I love what I do and feel really lucky to still love what I do - I want to get out of bed and go to work at least three out of five days a week! My fear is it ends up any less than three days. But design-wise, I've still got an appetite, a lot more I want to say with my work - the story is not nearly complete!” WantFeelsStillsEndsStoriesThreeFiveWiseWeekDesignLuckyBedAppetite Author:Matthew Williamson
“There were radio shows where you actually got to hear people play off of each other and get that immediate magic that goes on. And rather than doing what a lot of shows do, where an individual comes in, reads their part, and you edit it together later on and try to build a performance, we're lucky because this is really very much a theatrical performance that is going on, every single week.” PeopleTryingPlayShowsTogetherIndividualMagicWeekGoes OnLuckyPerformancesRadioEditsTheatrical Author:Jeph Loeb
“I got a job immediately after leaving high school; I was lucky - three dollars a week and all I could eat, working on a vegetable truck.” SchoolJobsThreeWeekLuckyHigh SchoolDollarsLeavingVegetablesTruck Author:Ernest Borgnine
“It sounds cheesy but I think my life's kinda like a fairy tale. I worked really hard, but I'm very, very lucky too. I'm just 16 and I've done so many amazing things. I travel the world, I have fans who support me, and I get to do what I love - make movies, sing and really be myself. I have a beautiful family, a great support system, and wonderful friends - and I go shopping every week! I'm so lucky, but it's not necessarily like "A Cinderella Story."” ThinkingWorldHardDoneStoriesBeautifulSoundSupportWonderfulWeekFansLuckyTalesFairyShoppingFairy TaleAmazing ThingsCheesyTravel The WorldSo LuckySupport MeSupport SystemsBeautiful FamilyWonderful FriendsCinderella Story Author:Hilary Duff
“There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.” GivingShowsStarsNumbersFiveWeekTvsLuckyStonesHeelsTv ShowsLucky Star Author:Gordon Lightfoot
“When I was writing Caramelo the last couple of years, a sixty-hour work week was normal. And now I'm lucky if I have eight hours.” IfsWritingYearsLastsHoursWeekCoupleLuckyNormalEightSixtyWork Week Author:Sandra Cisneros
“'All in the Family' took ten weeks to take off in 1971, and we were lucky to start in January, because if it had started in the regular fall season of 1970, I don't know if we would have lasted. The ratings didn't take off until the end of that fall season, when the other two networks ran out of fresh shows.” IfsKnowsTwoEndsShowsFallWeekLuckyTenSeasonsRanRatingJanuaryFall Season Author:Norman Lear
“I mean, if this [film Age of Trump] wasn't on Netflix, it would be playing at some lovely art house theater on the West Side once or twice or for a week or maybe two weeks if I was lucky and then it would go away, and I'd be lucky if I could sell the DVDs off my website.” IfsMeanArtTwoWould BeAgeFilmHouseSidesWeekTrumpLuckyTheaterSellsWestLovelyIf I CouldGoing AwayWebsiteTwo WeeksDvdsNetflixWest Side Author:Ava DuVernay