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Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today. ↗

— Karen Kain

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I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said 'Success is primarily luck anyway.' And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant - so who am I to argue with him! ↗

— George Kennedy

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If I traveled to the end of the rainbow as Dame Fortune did intend, Murphy would be there to tell me the pot's at the other end. ↗

— Edward Koch

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One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well. ↗

— Louis Kronenberger

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Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. ↗

— Euripides

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In misfortune, which friend remains a friend? ↗

— Euripides

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No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will. ↗

— Euripides

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All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. ↗

— Anita Brookner

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To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be in want of a newer, younger wife. ↗

— Bruce Feirstein

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