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Everyone needs a bit of luck now and then, and quotes about luck or good fortune are great for a bit of a motivational boost. Lots of them also mention how to make your own luck (good or bad!) which can teach some great life lessons to kids - and adults! - along the way.
1. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” - Benjamin Franklin
2. “Luck has a way of evaporating when you lean on it.” - Brandon Mull, ‘Keys To The Demon Prison’
3. “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. “We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?” - Jean Cocteau
5. "Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it." - Ronald Dahl
6. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” - Dalai Lama XIV
7. “I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” - Thomas Jefferson
8. "Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. “It’s hard to detect good luck – it looks so much like something you’ve earned.” - Frank A. Clark
10. “Luck is the tenacity of purpose.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
11. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” - Seneca
12. “Everything in life is luck.” - Donald Trump
13. “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” - Ray Kroc
14. “Luck is believing you’re lucky." - Tennessee Williams
15. “Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent.” - Langston Coleman
16.“ Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time… But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once.” - Emily Carroll, ‘Through The Woods’
17. “Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck.” - Terry Pratchett, ‘Lords And Ladies’
18. “Luck always seems like it belongs to someone else.” - David Levien, 'City Of The Sun'
19. “Concentration attracts luck factor.” - Amit Ray, 'Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style'
20. “People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have.” - Anne Tyler
21. “Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
22. “Luck never made a man wise." - Seneca
23. “Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it, there will be a fish.” - Ovid
24. “Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence, but some don’t get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.” -Jessica Sorensen, ‘The Coincidence Of Callie & Kayden’
25. “Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” - Albert Camus
26. "Stand in awe of Him, and be grateful for each and everything that God has blessed you with." - Robert Woeger
27. “Temptation will often hit you during times of blessing and spiritual victory.” - Greg Laurie, 'What The Devil Doesn't Want You To Know'
28. “As believers, we also are blessed with the grace that equips us for divine service.” - John MacArthur Jr.
29. “I sometimes think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
30. “You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.” - Elizabeth Gilbert
31. “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” - Roy T. Bennett, ‘The Light In The Heart’
32. “Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.” - Roy T. Bennett, ‘The Light In The Heart’
33. “When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.” - C.S. Lewis
34. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” - Cormac McCarthy, ‘No Country For Old Men’
35. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” - Roy T. Bennett, ‘The Light In The Heart’
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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