"There's no such thing as luck. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity."

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Source : Interview with Henry Rogers, www.previewonline.org.

Amy Hempel

#Opportunity Quotes #Preparation Quotes #Luck Quotes

“Learning what you don't want to do is pretty valuable, it may be as valuable as figuring out what it is you do want to do.”
“Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.”

Source : "‘No, I don’t paint anymore’ – Bookmunch Classic Interview: Jonathan Lethem". Interview with Peter Wild, bookmunch.wordpress.com. July 1, 2004.
“When I started recording, I thought I'd be able to do all kinds of records: jazz, country, dance - and I've always wanted to do a gospel album.”
“I can't help who I fall in love with. No one can.”
“People ask me what the most important thing to take on the race is, and I always say it's a sense of humor. If you've got nothing but a sense of humor, you will survive.”
“I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don't see things clearly as long as you're still involved.”
“I just got a chance to see strong tenacity and a desire to be on top from some young women who have never seen six, seven women signed at a time to major record labels. But they believe that they can put their footprint in hip hop in a major way.”

Source : Source: uproxx.com
“Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce the total amount of time they spend in front of the screen.”

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