Luck Quotes

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

– Iain Duncan Smith

I’ve found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities.

– Timothy Zahn

Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.

– Eliyahu Goldratt

Luck is what we make it, not what is thrust upon us. You’ve shown initiative and it has nothing to do with luck.

– George Bellairs

I’ve always believed in luck. I love the fact that people can change their lives instantly.

– Fiona Barton

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.

– Channing Pollock

Luck is the residue of design.

– Branch Rickey

Luck is a goddess not to be coerced and forcibly wooed by those who seek her favors.

– P.G. Wodehouse

Here’s the thing about luck. You don’t know if it’s good or bad until you have some perspective.

– Alice Hoffman

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.

– Hunter S. Thompson

It’s hard to detect good luck – it looks so much like something you’ve earned.

– Frank A. Clark