“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
“The power of your thoughts can influence how events turn out. I'm a positive person - when bad things happen, I can see the silver lining. As a result I think I am very lucky, even though I probably have as much bad luck as anyone else, and that translates into seeing opportunity.” ThinkingPersonsI CanHappensTurnsOpportunityResultsSeeingInfluenceEventsLuckyLuckThings HappenSilverBad ThingsTranslateBad LuckBad Things HappenPositive PersonWhen Bad Things Happen Author:Natalie Massenet
“The best things that have ever happened to me have not been the result of anything I have done. Some might say that is luck. I call them blessings and in some cases miracles.” DoneMightResultsCasesHappenedBlessingMiracleBlessedLuckBest ThingsBeing Blessed Author:Tom Krause
“I'd say it [success in NASCAR] is probably 50% car, 30% driver and 20% luck. When it comes to the driving, if the driver doesn't do his part, then it's just kind of like multiplying a negative times a positive: The end result is going to be a negative.” IfsKindEndsResultsCarNegativeLuckDrivingDriversEnd ResultsNascarMultiplying Author:John Wes Townley
“Organization is simply the means by which the acts of ordinary men can be made to add up to extraordinary results. To this idea of progress that does not wait on some lucky break, some chance discovery, or some rare stroke of genius, but instead is achieved through systematic, cumulative effort, the engineer has contributed brilliantly.” MenMeanDoeMadeIdeasWaitingChanceResultsEffortBreakProgressGeniusLuckyOrdinaryDiscoveryOrganizationLuckAddExtraordinaryEngineersStrokesBrillianceSystematicOrdinary ManCumulativeLucky Breaks Author:William Wickenden
“I don't push my luck. I don't worry about the results and therefore everything seems to work out well. That's something I've learnt over the years. The whole thing about the acting business is that it's a hit-or-miss game so I keep my distance from it.” YearsWellsWholeSeemsGamesResultsActingWorryMissingLuckDistanceWork Out Author:Anthony Hopkins