Luck or fortunity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense. In the prescriptive sense, luck is the supernatural and deterministic concept that there are forces (e.g. gods or spirits) which prescribe that certain events occur very much the way the laws of ph...
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Quotations About This Subject:
- A lucky man is rarer than a white crow. ,
- Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance. ,
- I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often. ,
- What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us. ,
- I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. ,
- Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold. ,
- Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ,
- The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck. ,
- Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ,
- Luck is a very good word if you put a P before it.
