Sheldon Cohen Quotes

Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

I think timing is everything.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.

Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.

I've come to learn that you can be very, very talented, but if you're not at the right place at the right time... It's a lot of luck.

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

Certain projects find you at the right time.

Timing has always been a key element in my life. I have been blessed to have been in the right place at the right time.

You have to be talented. You have to work hard; you have to get the right pieces flowin' for you at the right time. And that's just what happened to me. I can't explain what happened.

I've learned the truth in these sayings: 'Luck is when opportunity meets preparation' and 'The right project will find you'.

You often hear people say 'Luck is self made.' I think it is, to a certain extent; if you work hard on something, you are more likely to be lucky than if you don't. That having been said, I do believe during in my career I have been at the right place at the right time with the right people.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

You don't just need skills and talent, you also need luck.