Luck is something you make for yourself, if you want it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Luck is not random chance but the result of proactive effort and preparation.
- In plain terms
- You create your own luck by working for it.
- What can you take from it?
- Create opportunities through action.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you make your own luck?
- What steps can you take now?
Another view
Some factors remain outside personal control.
More from Lois McMaster Bujold
'Do you know what this is, Lord Vorkosigan?' Giaja asked.
Permalink to quote #60 Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.
Permalink to quote #62 Egalitarians adjust to aristocracies just fine, as long as they get to be the aristocrats.
Permalink to quote #59
Related quotes
When it comes to luck you make your own.
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen quote #23 The harder I work the luckier I get.
Samuel GoldwynSamuel Goldwyn quote #8 A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.
Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell quote #15