Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately.

You are only as great as the opportunities that are given to you.

Anybody who is successful and does not use the word “luck” is a liar.

Some other people are very lucky and always get in to the very best teams at the very best times and therefore go out and score lots of championship points and be in with a chance of the championship.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be a critical success. But not everyone who works hard gets it right, or has the success they deserve: there's an element of luck.

Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

You can be great only if it is your destiny.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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.

We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.

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

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

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

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time.

Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.

Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I'm very blessed to have the success that I've had, and that's given me so many opportunities to work on being great.

There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.

Success is always a matter of some luck and timing.

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

Everybody can win things with 25 superstars in the squad.

There are lot of people who speak about superstardom, but I'd like to say that it's not about any individual - it's about the opportunity.