Good fortune and talent are both ingredients of success, but like any recipe, they can be substituted with clever alternatives. The one irreplaceable ingredient I’ve found, however, is work.

Seek happiness now within you. Don’t look anywhere else or for anyone to help bring that happiness to your life. Happiness comes as a reward of battles we win. Happiness will come from the will to be strong minded and the readiness to face the next challenge with a smile.

Live up to your morals and values- whilst remaining aware of them, embrace your unique self, your individuality and be happy the way you are. Remembering to shift your focus to the goodness in your life, to let go of things that no longer is useful for the goodness of your being, genuinely and practically,...

When Fortune knocks, open the door,’ they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?

It has often given my pleasure to observe, that independent America was not composed of detached and distant territories, but that one connected fertile, wide-spreading country was the portion of our western sons of liberty. Providence has in a particular manner blessed it with a variety of soils and productions, and watered it with innumerable...

Fortune favors the brave. They taste crunchier.

Fortune favors the brave.”Another moment of silence. And then, Iolanthe found herself shouting at the top of her lungs, her voice nearly drowned by the bellow of all the rebels present, “And the brave make their own fortune!

Every year I collect a select amount of material possessions (baseball cards, coins, famous paraphernalia) to pass on to my children. In two or more generations they should have a small fortune of ‘ancient’ famous items.

This is your karma. You do not understand now, but you will understand later. The source of pain is within your own larger expression of being.

Good fortune is created/written/made.

Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.

We made fortunes off of leverage (before going public), and you’re not going to make fortunes in the public market off of leverage.

Do you believe that evil and tragedy are always planned? You don’t think Fortune has anything to do with it?

The visions are fragmented and a dark cloud spreads like spilt ink across the pages of possible futures.

I had often thought that if I managed to live through the war I wouldn’t expect too much of life. How could one resent disappointment in love if life itself was continuously in doubt? Since Belgorod, terror had overturned all my preconceptions, and the pace of life had been so intense one no longer knew...

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

The final hour when we cease to exist does not itself bring death; it merely of itself completes the death-process. We reach death at that moment, but we have been a long time on the way.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

The thing about it is, Michael Robinson, Matthew Rice and me, you would think that we are fortune-tellers, the way we scripted the season up to this point. We predicted it all.

The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a number of smaller stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together; so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate

Since 1996 Senator Kerry has repeatedly threatened to use his wife’s vast fortune in his political campaigns. It is now clear that she can only contribute $2,000 to his campaign, and his own personal wealth is not a significant factor.

I certainly believe this: that it is better to be impetuous than cautious, because Fortune is a woman, and if you want to keep her under it is necessary to beat her and force her down. It is clear that she more often allows herself to be won over by impetuous men than by those...

Religions tend to disappear with man’s good fortune

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

There are two types of people in life when it comes to their careers: people who visualize, and people who imitate. The people who visualize paint their own vision of what their mark is in the world, while the people who imitate can only see what the visualizers want them to.

Fame and fortune are calling. Are we taking the call or blocking the number?

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The universe conspires to steer one in the direction where one can flourish. Bad or good the experience will be a lesson and a lesson learned is fortune measured by wisdom gained.

Fortune frowns as often as he smiles, and you don’t want to be in his line of sight when he does.

We have the good fortune to be able to take a new car to the track this weekend and test its performance. Saturday night racing is always just a little more exciting and I think you’ll see some good racing with the last spots for the ‘Chase’ being so close.

We don’t need eyes to judge people’s beauty; but unfortunately we judge them as we see.

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.

Risk is what you control and fortune is really all about risk. Bottom Line: Fortune comes from big money bets on very low probability events

It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.

Even though we’ve had bad fortune in the past, we’ve always played O-State tough — always. They know that, and we know that. I can’t wait. This is what college football is all about — two great schools going against each other.

No man’s fortune can be an end worthy of his being.

I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear.

The key to success is having no qualms about failure.

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

Men appear to prefer to ruin one another’s fortunes, and to cut each other’s throats over a few miserable villages, than to extend the means of human happiness

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. — It is not fair. — He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of other people’s mouths. — I do not like him, and do not mean to like Waverley if I can help...

It was at this time that backgammon was invented and began to be popular. It is a kind of paradigm of how wealth is acquired, which in this world is not the reward of intelligence or ability, just as luck is not a product of skill… If luck favours the player, he gets what he...

What do we lose by another ‘ s good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them,That should be our desire and determination.

Money isn’t the solution to your problems. It only lets you carry your unhappiness around in style.

Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet.

People who believe they have bad luck create bad luck. Those who believe they are very fortunate, that the world is a generous place filled with trustworthy people, live in exactly that kind of world.

It’s a good way to make a small fortune smaller.

When we are rich and famous and powerful, we do not want to die. On the other hand, if we are miserable and suffering, we want to die and leave it all. But can joy or misery last forever? There is a saying, “All celebrations must end sometime.” Any wish to live forever or die...