Donald G. Mitchell Quotes

Fortune smiles on some, and lets the others go free.

Everything in my life was luck.

I was very lucky - it wasn't a question of being wealthy; my father was just extremely lucky with the couple of jobs he got. So we got a chance to travel when nobody else could travel.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

An unlucky rich man is more capable of satisfying his desires and of riding out disaster when it strikes, but a lucky man is better off than him...He is the one who deserves to be described as happy. But until he is dead, you had better refrain from calling him happy, and just call him fortunate.

I have been a lucky man. But someone has to be.

You is born lucky, and it's better to be born lucky than born rich, cause if you is lucky you can git rich, but if you is born rich and you ain't lucky you is liables to lose all you got.

The foundation of your life is luck. Hard work and talent make up the difference.

Sometimes in life, things just fall in to my lap. I'm very blessed that way.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Timing in life is everything.

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.

Timing in life is everything.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

I do happen to have a good life... But I also like to work. I feel like I got the brass ring and I got very lucky in this.

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.

Money does not choose people.

To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient.

I'm not a big believer in fate, but, boy, I've had a lot of lucky breaks.

You always need a bit of fortune in life.

I just think I got lucky. Every step of the way, I've gotten lucky with everything I've gotten to do and be a part of.

If you have talent and you work really hard, it increases your odds but it doesn't ensure anything. But every now and then, the universe must tilt in your direction.

Sometimes you need luck to score.