“ When people say "Oh wow, you're so lucky" ... I always wonder how they define luck. I can assure you people don't achieve their dreams because their lucky; they work day and night, with little sleep,… Amanda Bernardo
“ He who acquired all his wealth by *being at the right place at the right time* is hypocritical by being angry for losing all his wealth because of his *being at the wrong place at the wrong time.* Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck. Joseph Heller
“ We create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior. Henry Miller
“ Dreams can still come true you need a great deal of energy and determination, and a little bit of luck. Stefano Gabbana
“ Since Alice had never received any religious instruction, and since she had led a blameless life, she never thought of her awful luck as being anything but accidents in a very busy place. Good for her… Kurt Vonnegut
“ Living did not mean one joy piled upon another. It was merely the hope for less pain, hope played like a playing card upon another hope, a wish for kindnesses and mercies to emerge like kings and quee… Lorrie Moore
“ It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. Charles Baudelaire
