Keyword: Luck (Page 2)

Luck: The thing that draws us for jury duty, but never for the lottery.

Definitions

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

(1935 – ) South African professional golfer
Golf Sports

Horses have four bits of lucky nailed to their feet; they should be the luckiest animals in the world.

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor
Animals

For every set of horseshoes human beings use for luck, somewhere in this world there’s a barefoot horse.

(1924 – 1973) American comic
Situations

We must believe in luck; for how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like.

(1889 – 1963) French poet, novelist, playwright, artist & filmmaker
Situations Success

My only feeling about superstition is that it’s unlucky to be behind at the end of the game.

(1915 – 1987) American football player and coach
Sports

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor
Characteristics Death People Self

Even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then.

Miscellaneous

They say Yogi Berra is funny; well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires… what's funny about that?

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Beliefs Opinion

Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.

Golf Situations Sports

When you need to knock on wood is when you realize that the world is composed of vinyl, naugahyde and aluminum.

Murphy’s Laws

If he fell into a pile of horse shit, he’d start looking for a pony.

Characteristics Expressions

A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.

(1902 – 1983) Australian novelist & short-story writer
Education Success

The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor
Characteristics Government Honesty Politicians

It's bad luck to be superstititious.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

(1909 – 1966) Polish poet, writer & aphorist
Characteristics Situations

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

(1921 – 2006) Polish science fiction author
Situations

It's bad luck to be superstitious.

Situations

It is bad luck to be superstitious.

Beliefs

I get enough exercise just pushing my luck.

Activities Characteristics Exercise

Never bet on a loser because you think his luck is bound to change.

Murphy’s Laws