To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.

“what is commonly thought luck is often merely the result of incessant practice.”

— Terry Goodkind

There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.

— Anonymous

This thing we call luck is merely professionalism and attention to detail, it's your awareness of everything that is going on around you, it's…

— Stephen Coonts

Luck is merely an illusion, trusted by the ignorant and chased by the foolish.

— Timothy Zahn

Hire for attitude. Train for skill... More

— Tom Peters

“The bottom line on skills is this: A skill is designed to make the secrets of the best easily transferable. If you learn a…

— Donald O. Clifton

Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.

— William Cowper

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

— Richie Benaud

By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics,…

— Ben Horowitz

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

— Steven Spielberg

What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends

— Anonymous

Skill is less important than awareness.

— Graham Collier

It's a real skill to be able to publicise yourself.

— Matthew Macfadyen

“Having no applicable skills, in any possible area whatsoever, effectively makes me the master of redundancy. But that info is obsolete, like my insults…

— Will Advise

Cooking is 80 percent confidence, a skill best acquired starting from when the apron strings wrap around you twice.

— Barbara Kingsolver