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I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those y

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? – Jean Cocteau

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I love cats because I enjoy my home and little by little, they become its visible soul. – Jean Cocteau

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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. – Jean Cocteau

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There is death in the pot. 2 Kings 4:40 – Bible

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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing ones ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully. – Victor Cherbuliez

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There is no such thing as luck. Its a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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Good luck needs no explanation. – Shirley Temple Black

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