Quote by David Adams Richards

“The true tragedy in most people’s lives is that they are far better than they imagine themselves to be and, as a result, end…

— Anonymous

“Some people have luck, and everything comes out right with them; others have none, and never a thing turns out fortunately.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“If you don’t take a chance, someone else will give you his luck. And if you get bad luck, then you need to take…

— Amy Tan

“If someone is better than you at something, it is likely that they have failed at it more times than you have.”

— Mark Manson

“Don't blow the easy chances and you'll be better than almost everyone.”

— Richard Ferguson

“Many men are better fitted for improving chances offered them than in turning up the chances themselves.”

— David McCullough

“A person rarely gets just one chance at anything. There are second chances everywhere, if you know where to look for them.”

— Lauren Miller

“One makes their own luck, good or ill... and there are no guesses, merely faulty concentration.”

— Richard A. Knaak

“I’ve found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of…

— Timothy Zahn

“Many start with unrealistic expectations about the chance of success: the vast majority believe their chance of success to be far above average, and…

— Richard H. Thaler

“People say they’re lucky or whine that they’re not, but I don’t believe in luck. I decide my own fate.”

— Roni O'Connell

“(J)ust as we tend to underestimate the role of luck in life in general, we tend to overestimate it in games of chance.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb