Thomas Jefferson

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson, former president of the USA

Ovid

"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish."

- Ovid, ancient Roman poet

Publilius Syrus

"Depend not on fortune, but on conduct."

- Publilius Syrus, ancient Roman writer

Jean de la Fontaine

"In short, Luck's always to blame."

- Jean de la Fontaine, fabulist, poet

Euripides

"Happiness is a thing no man possesses. Fortune
May come now to one man, now to another, as
Prosperity increases; happiness, never."

- 'Medea' by Euripides

Anne Tyler

"People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have."

- Anne Tyler, author

Joyce Carol Oates

"The worst cynicism: a belief in luck."

- Joyce Carol Oates, author, playwright, poet, literary critic

Brian Tracy

"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often."

- Brian Tracy, self-help author and motivational speaker

William Jennings Bryan

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

- William Jennings Bryan, politician