Paul Lauterbur Quotes

People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.

There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.

If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.

Give luck a chance to happen.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the 'right' thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip.

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.

I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.

The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part.

When you get your chance, you just have to be ready and believe that chances will come, that you are going to step forward and produce.

If you are waiting for this thing that might happen tomorrow, it probably will never happen. You need to activate it now! No one else is going to do it for you, and ten years are going to go by before you even know it.

Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.

I can't open doors that aren't open. But if a door opens, I would be happy to walk through.

Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.

Don't wait the time is never just right.

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast.

The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.

I might have to wait. I'll never give up. I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck. Wherever you are, whenever it's right, you'll come out of nowhere and into my life.

Luck is very important. Of course you can't wait for luck, because it won't come. While you start a journey, luck may eventually come to you.

Life is mere chance only when one allows it to be.

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

Luck is when determination meets opportunity

Sometimes you are lucky enough to get offered things and there is no rhyme or reason.

Adventures do occur, but not punctually.

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.