No, you worked hard, and are being rewarded. Good job... you've earned it. :)I'm insanely lucky
Nah, there's still some luck involved. It's just that hard work and ambition are enablers of luck. Not to take anything away, it's a great achievement. I just don't believe in things being given solely because of hard work.
Agreed. In any case there's something to be said for remaining humble anyway. Whether you won the lottery or a game of chess there are a million factors going into the result, in addition to just the ones you contribute.
"Half of everything is luck, James." Actually, I generally tend to agree with you and Sean Bean, but I just can't seem to quantify luck. It's a tricky booger. Edit: bugger? Wow, I'm pretty American.
Goddamn I knew great lines for luck but not for skill. Quotesporn thread went up too early.Skill is dwelling in the right place as long as possible.
It's actually a distillation of a conversation I had with a girl that I never got around to sleeping with (you know, that kind of relationship). We were talking about friends of hers and how they were having hard times and I said they were unlucky. She said, and I'm paraphrasing,No, they just suck at life. I think luck is the preparedness to handle little opportunities and little setbacks without blowing up your life. I mean, he lost his job because he was late to work too many times because his car never worked because he always spent his money on booze and nintendo games. That's no unlucky, that's being lame. Sometimes bad things happen but I think "lucky" people are the ones that have the strength and skill to roll with the punches and catch the opportunities when they come by.
That's true, but his death is always at least half honorable, 8bit. And you can quote me on that.
I've got a long way to go, and it's a small step. But thank you, I appreciate it :)