"Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work — and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.” — Lucille Ball

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” — Seneca

“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“You make your own luck.” — Ernest Hemingway

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” — Samuel Goldwyn

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” — Dalai Lama