Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it.
Douglas Jerrold, English playwright and journalist (1803–1857)
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Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and philanthropist (1954–)
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The more I practise the luckier I get.
Arnold Palmer, American professional golfer (1929–2016)
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Luck is not chance, it’s toil; fortune’s expensive smile is earned.
Luck is not chance (1875)
Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830–1886)
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
Heroides (c. 25–16 BC)
Ovid, Roman poet (43 BC–AD 18)