Kirk Douglas Quotes
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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I think luck is a great part of it because I think that the particular makeup of the person that you are attracted to, and that you fall in love with, is very important. Even down to that old bromide of a sense of humor and all of that.
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I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman.
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Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
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I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.
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I worked in the story department for years on 'Cars' and 'Toy Story 3.'
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I'm a school dropout. So, at the age of 16, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck on some business.
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Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!
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Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.
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You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.
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My life has been very lucky, but I made some of that luck.
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Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.
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If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.
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Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived to create whatever good fortune I can get in my life - and consistently strive just as hard not to screw it up once I have it!
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I know I've been lucky. But it's what you do with that luck afterwards that really defines whether you stick around.
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The best way in the world to advertise is to get somebody else to run around with the name of your product on their person or showing it around somewhere and not only that but they're paying for it.
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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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My first film would have been 'Rough,' and it got delayed. 'Venkatadri Express' released first and became a big success. I signed 'Venkatadri' after 15 days of shooting for 'Rough'. I had lot of faith in the script, and I feel luck plays a major part.
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Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well.
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I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others; made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.
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I personally pledge myself to openly counsel, aid, and abet youth, both black and white, to quarantine any Jim Crow conscription system.
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I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
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It's good to play something that's black and white, and a guy that sees right and wrong. I've never played a character like that.
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Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.
