Forget Quote by Leon M. Lederman

One of the things I've learned that has made me very successful, I think, as a scientist in general, sometimes you just have to…

— Heidi Hammel

I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.

— Edmond H. Fischer

My successes already accomplished have mostly been taking existing science and getting people to apply it in their everyday lives.

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

Luck take a second look at what appears to be someone's good luck. You'll find not luck but preparation, planning, and success-producing thinking.

— David J. Schwartz

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.

— Randy Pausch

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

— Randy Pausch

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

— Amy Hempel

Science is the practice of failing repeatedly but learning as you go.

— Hilary Mason

Luck is the result of hard work and preparation

— Anonymous

Success is more than luck, it's about planning towards achieving it.

— Anonymous

The key to success is having some discipline, .. You don't have to be rocket scientist.

— David Caruso

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

— Anonymous