Every year around St. Patrick’s Day people tend to bring up “the luck of the Irish.” The truth is, I don’t believe in luck. This might surprise some people because I’m part Irish (and I have the curly hair to prove it).
To me, the whole concept of luck seems pretty farfetched. Even if luck did exist, I wouldn’t want to sit around and wait for random chance to give me some sort of advantage. I would rather work hard to get the opportunities that I want, it’s much more reliable.
As it turns out, some very famous and successful people didn’t believe in luck either. Here are some great quotes about people who would be considered lucky:
“The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because, when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers.” – Walter Chrysler
“I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.” –Margaret Thatcher
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
“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
If there’s something that you want in this life, don’t sit around and hope that you’ll eventually luck out. Get up, work hard, and make it happen.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
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