How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?
William Dean Howells

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.
Jimmy Buffett

I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.
Al Alvarez

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Stephen Leacock

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck with it and those who haven't.
Bill Cosby

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

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?
Jean Cocteau

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.
Howard Schultz

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

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

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman.
Carl Sandburg

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

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

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey

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

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson

I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.
Rodney Dangerfield

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!
Deborah Bull

I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.
Michelle Kwan

I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said 'Success is primarily luck anyway.' And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant - so who am I to argue with him!
George Kennedy