"There's no such thing as luck. Luck is……" — Amy Hempel

"There's no such thing as luck. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity."

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59 Quotes by Amy Hempel

Amy Hempel has 59 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't…
Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I…
Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette…
Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal…
I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe,…
The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

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More Luck Quotes

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Sometimes I still can't believe my luck. — David Bailey
Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck… — Lucille Ball
I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there. — Eric Bana
This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never… — Amelia Barr
It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never… — Charles Baudelaire
We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight. — Milton Berle
I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making… — Yogi Berra
I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made… — Halle Berry
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. — Ambrose Bierce
I made 50 million bucks yesterday. That's a flameout I could get used to. — Conrad Black
Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody. — Eubie Blake
I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum… — Orlando Bloom

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