Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.

Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early.

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.

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the same skills never made it to the program. So keep trying.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

I'm a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I have achieved everything through either hard work or luck.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

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

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.

But no, I've just been very lucky. But I've worked hard, and the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get.

And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.

To the stars through thorns.

Chance and intrigue have produced more heroes than genius and virtue.

It's a very competitive industry, and so much of it does come down to luck, so I feel very blessed that I've been given the opportunities that I have, and I guess that's what fuels me - the fight to keep going.

Given a fair shot, given a fair chance, Americans have never, ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. Never. Ordinary people like us. Who do extraordinary things.

I think a person's true worth is measured during times of failure.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

Losing exposes character, and winning breeds it.