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Luck Quotes - Page 43

Bad luck is usually transmitted by close proximity to habitual sufferers.

Irvine Welsh (1995). “The Acid House”, p.41, W. W. Norton & Company

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

Gertrude Stein (1952). “The Yale Edition of the Unpublished Writings of Gertrude Stein: Mrs. Reynolds, and five earlier novelettes”

Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.

George Sand (1930). “The Country Waif”, p.22, U of Nebraska Press

You don't have to justify a beautiful stroke of good luck. Accept it. Smile and say thank you.

Garrison Keillor (2009). “Pilgrims: A Lake Wobegon Romance”, p.52, Penguin

I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.

"Get to know U.S. Gymnast, Gabby Douglas!". Interview, www.seventeen.com. August 3, 2012.

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

"Fictional character: Admiral Josh Painter". "The Hunt for Red October", www.imdb.com. 1990.

If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill.

"Frank Gets Really Frank : Twenty-six years ago, as a vain young man, Frank Langella appeared in the first production at the Mark Taper Forum. Now, as busy as ever, he is happily embracing the new and differing roles maturity offers". Interview with Barbara Isenberg, articles.latimes.com. May 9, 1993.