#luck

Every time you come in yelling that God damn "Rise and Shine!" "Rise and Shine!" I say to myself, "How lucky dead people are! ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#humor #lucky #rise #waking-up #humor

Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her. ↗

— Joe Abercrombie

#luck #women #humor

Peter! Were you looking for a horse-shoe?" "No; I was expecting the horse, but the shoe is a piece of pure, gorgeous luck." "And observation. I found it." "You did. And I could kiss you for it. You need not shrink and tremble. I am not going to do it. When I kiss you, it will be an important event -- one of those things which stand out among their surroundings like the first time you tasted li-chee. It will not be an unimportant sideshow attached to a detective investigation. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#horse-shoes #horses #humor #importance #kisses

You know, if you're an American and you're born at this time in history especially, you're lucky. We all are. We won the world history Powerball lottery. ↗

— Bill Maher

#humor #luck #humor

It is a peculiar part of the good photographer's adventure to know where luck is most likely to lie in the stream, to hook it, and to bring it in without unfair play and without too much subduing it. ↗

— James Agee

#bring #fair play #good #hook #know

I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck. ↗

— Roald Amundsen

#inspirational #luck #inspirational

If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational #luck #quote #the-alchemist #inspirational

But luck withered by conservative, tired, riskless living can be plumped up again--after all, it was only a bit thirsty for something to do. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#luck #inspirational

It was around 4 p.m. in the afternoon. I was just taking a nap. Luckily, my sister was home. ↗

— Sherman Austin

#around #home #i #just #luckily

I've loved you for as long as I can remember, and I'm going to love you for the rest of my life. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#life