Lucille Ball Quotes

The harder you work... and visualize something, the luckier you get.

Victory is the child of preparation and determination.

If you want something, work hard for it, go after it. I can't worry about all the 'no's, because I believe there's a yes, and I've been very fortunate to find those in my career and made the most of those opportunities.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.

The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible.

Luck does play a huge role in whatever field you're practicing, whether that's medicine, acting, singing; but the way you make luck work for you is you constantly put yourself in a position to get lucky.

I don't believe in getting lucky, I never have - luck is actually being ready to take advantage of an opportunity when it arises because you have the skill set you need and the drive and determination to do it.

Hope for the best and work for it.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.

Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up.

If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance.

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

One of the ideas I've clung to most of my life is that if I just try hard enough it will work out.

I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don't miss opportunities.