Luck Quotes - Page 17

• I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time.

  Joan Cusack

  Thinking, People, Matter

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. May 26, 2008.

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• The man who wins is the average man,
  Not built on any particular plan;
  Not blessed with any particular luck

  Conrad Hilton

  Work, Blessed, Winning

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• There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.

  P. T. Barnum

  Morning, Men, Gold

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.49, Applewood Books

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• Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.

  Dermot Mulroney

  Trying, Quality, Directors

  "Mulroney and Amazing: A Conversation with Dermot Mulroney". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. June 2002.

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• I have achieved everything through either hard work or luck.

  Sandra Bullock

  Hard Work, Hard

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• I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.

  Howard Gardner

  Degrees, World, Recognition

  "Living Legends: An Interview With Howard Gardner". Interview with Matthew Lynch, Ed.D., www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2012.

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• 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

  Shoes, Theatre, Drink

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• I still have horrible luck with girls.

  Jonathan Bennett

  Girl, Horrible, Stills

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films.

  Michael Bay

  Thinking, Careers, Actors

  The Daily News Interview, www.nydailynews.com. July 3, 2009.

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• I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've made some bad choices - not in men, but in how I've chosen to deal with relationships.

  Selma Blair

  Men, Choices, Littles

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• Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.

  Ben Casnocha

  Men, Talking, Giving

  "My start-up life". Book by en Casnocha, abcnews.go.com. 2007.

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• For an actor to have a role that they're recognized and remembered for over the years, it's unusual. It's very lucky if it happens once - and it's luck that it's happened to me a couple of times.

  Curtis Armstrong

  Couple, Years, Roles

  "'80s actor known as Booger still busy in the biz" by Serena Kappes, www.cnn.com. September 10, 2002.

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• I would like to say I've achieved goals, but really, modeling is all luck. You're not really achieving anything. The least hardworking person with a special face can be huge and have a whole world of success.

  Brooklyn Decker

  Goal, Special, World

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• You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring it to you without asking. If you're sitting in coach and hoping for a drink, good luck.

  Hope Davis

  Nice, Good Luck, Class

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.

  John Engler

  Men, Able, Administration

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• I feel very, very grateful. I'm a lucky guy, you need a lot of luck, and then when the cameras roll, you have to have this group of writers, directors, and actors that just gel, and it seems to literally be happening more and more.

  Brad Garrett

  Grateful, Guy, Cameras

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• My best advice to actors is if you love acting, do it every chance you get. Success does not mean success. All that matters is whether or not you're doing your best to entertain. The way this business works is all about luck and timing.

  Matthew Gray Gubler

  Mean, Advice, Acting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I don't find myself interesting as a person and the details I find boring, quite frankly. You could sum it up in a few words or sentences really: came from nothing. Self-educated. Luck. Energy. Curiosity. Ambition. That's it. Nothing at all can illuminate the work as far as I can tell.

  Peter Ackroyd

  Ambition, Self, Interesting

  "London calling" by John O'Mahony, www.theguardian.com. July 2, 2004.

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• Pickup's washed and you just got paid, with any luck at all you might even get laid.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Quality, Might, Getting Laid

  Song: Livingston Saturday Night, 1978

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• I wish you luck with a capital F.

  Elvis Costello

  Wish, Wish You

  Song: Love Went Mad, Album: Punch the Clock, 1983

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• I don't think you can create luck. You're either lucky or you're not. I don't know if it's really luck or if it's just curiosity. I think the main ingredient, or a main ingredient for photography is curiosity. If you're curious enough and if you get up in the morning and go out and take pictures, you're likely to be more lucky than if you just stay at home.

  Elliott Erwitt

  Photography, Morning, Home

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• My teeth have never been touched. Why did I tell you that? Knock on wood. I've got a few scars over the eyes, a couple on the chin, a few on the beak and one across the cheek. But my luck is running out.

  Brett Hull

  Sports, Running, Couple

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• You have to have talent to some extent - I certainly hope I have talent - but you have to have luck as well. Once you get that first shot, that will get you noticed for the rest of your books and that will give the rest of your books a better chance.

  Robert Jordan

  Book, Giving, Firsts

  "Fantasy novelist Robert Jordan dies at age 58", www.today.com. September 17, 2007.

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• When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck.

  Chad Kroeger

  Song, Writing, Thinking

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• So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far - but I honestly believe that some of the greatest actors in America are tending bar and waiting tables and driving taxis, and it will never happen for them.

  John Mahoney

  Believe, America, Waiting

  "Take a chance on me" by Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2002.

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