John Dryden Quotes

If fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

I have been so fortunate and I really am appreciative of the success I've had.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

I've been so fortunate in that people respond to what I do.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

I'm not a big fan of fame; I'm a big fan of success.

Obviously, you have to have some luck on your side to be successful.

I hate that word — 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work

This is a business that I have always had the last laugh in.It has nothing to do with acting, it has to do with good karma.

From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation upon whom it is bestowed.

Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.

I worked hard, but I was lucky the right people happened to see my work.

Wisdom is the winner over good luck.

I believe in hard work and luck, and that the first often leads to the second

Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the winds and waves are on the side of the best navigators.

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 light of the dawn is not so sweet as the first glimpses of fame.

Those who seize the day become seriously rich.

I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand.

Luck, if there is such a thing, is either going to favor everyone equally or going to exhibit a preference for the prepared.

The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers.