I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all.… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
A certain man once lost a diamond cuff-link in the wide blue sea, and twenty years later, on the exact day, a… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
And Adam ruled, for he was the King. Until the day his will to be King deserted him. Then he died, food… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
It's our last chance. No. No, I can't... I, no, I need to believe that it isn't our last chance... Eleanor? Can… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
Justin Lin, the writer and director of the teenage-wasteland drama 'Better Luck Tomorrow,' a shrewdly tense piece of storytelling, recognizes that sometimes… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
“life sometimes grants us second chances, and if they should fall upon you, if you should be lucky enough to be offered… — Allison Winn Scotch Copy Share Image
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
As badly as I want a medal, I know there is a lot of luck involved in that. I want to put… — Kara Goucher Copy Share Image
Some days it seems I've done as much as I can here and I think I'll go and try my luck in… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
You just have to work with what God sends, and if God doesn't seem to understand the concept of commercial success than… — Michael Frayn Copy Share Image
“While most of us are comfortable acknowledging that luck plays a role in what we do, we have difficulty assessing its role… — Michael J. Mauboussin Copy Share Image
For all the challenges I've faced in my path to self-acceptance, I've also traveled it with my own set of luck and… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
I would like to wish Harry Redknapp the best of luck filling my old seat in the dugout at Queen's Park Rangers.… — Neil Warnock Copy Share Image
I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
“There's no such thing as coincidences, only incidences with a twist.” — Leanore Elliott Copy Share Image
