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    O, once in each man's life, at least,
    Good luck knocks at his door;
    And wit to seize the flitting guest
    Need never hunger more.
    But while the loitering idler waits
    Good luck beside his fire,
    The bold heart storms at fortune's gates,
    And conquers its desire.

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

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

by Jean Cocteau Found in: Luck Quotes,
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All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps read more

All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps right on going -- is the man who is there when the good luck comes -- and is ready to receive it.

by Robert Collier Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a worker's success.

Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a worker's success.

by Anon. Found in: Luck Quotes,
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People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

by Anne Tyler Found in: Luck Quotes,
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I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was read more

I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was the collected
works of Francis Bacon.

by John Heywood Found in: Luck Quotes,
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So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.

So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.

by Don Marquis Found in: Luck Quotes,
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I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up read more

I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.

by Brian Tracy Found in: Luck Quotes,
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The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

by Wilson Mizner Found in: Luck Quotes,
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And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.

And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Luck Quotes,
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