Charles McDowell Jr. Quotes

My worst expectations never happened.

With every problem comes a gift in hand.

Losing one's mother to a car crash at age four isn't a readily accessible idea of good luck, but I've come to accept it as the condition that was required for my luck to fall into place.

I have been very lucky, I have only had one bad experience.

Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.

It worked! Thank God it worked.

If you're down, it's curse; if you're up, it's a blessing.

We got very lucky. We were successful, but if we weren't, I don't know what I would have done.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good.

I look back with a mix of emotions: sadness for the people who are gone, nostalgia for times that have passed, but immense gratitude for the wonderful opportunities that came my way.

You cannot underestimate the value of luck in success in life. And I've really learned to appreciate that.

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

I'm lucky. Lord, I'm lucky.

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

I've been lucky over the past few years. Things have just happened for me.

My life has been a happy accident. Anybody who succeeds in anything should count their lucky stars, because that's the biggest element. It's not hard work; it's not necessarily talent.

..Well, we've had a good growl.

You can give advice, but you cannot give good luck with it.

It worked.

For years, kids have been asking me what's the greatest superpower. I always say luck. If you're lucky, everything works. I've been lucky.

Going to Hartford turned out to be the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.

In the end, one has to feel lucky that things fell out O.K. I've felt that all the years I've been writing plays.