“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Thomas Jefferson

“Nothing happens by chance, my friend… No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.”
Richard Bach

“I’ve been lucky. I’ll be lucky again.”
Bette Davis

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)

“Luck is believing you’re lucky.”
Tennessee Williams

“For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day.”
Irish Blessings

“Luck never gives; it only lends.”
Swedish Proverb

“I wasn’t lucky. I deserved it.”
Margaret Thatcher

“The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.”
Japanese Proverb

“Luck never made a man wise.”
Seneca

“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night.”
Irish Blessings

“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.”
Bret Harte

“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit.”
R.E. Shay

“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.”
E. B. White

“Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work — and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.”
Lucille Ball

“Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Thomas Edison