„Luck is what happens to you when fate gets tired of waiting“

Has been attributed to Seneca since the 1990s (eg. Gregory K. Ericksen, (1999), Women entrepreneurs only: 12 women entrepreneurs tell the stories of their success, page ix.). Other books ascribe the saying to either Darrell K. Royal (former American football player, born 1924) or Elmer G. Letterman (Insurance salesman and writer, 1897-1982). However, it is unlikely either man originated the saying. A version that reads "He is lucky who realizes that luck is the point where preparation meets opportunity" can be found (unattributed) in the 1912 The Youth's Companion: Volume 86. The quote might be a distortion of the following passage by Seneca (who makes no mention of "luck" and is in fact quoting his friend Demetrius the Cynic):<blockquote>"The best wrestler," he would say, "is not he who has learned thoroughly all the tricks and twists of the art, which are seldom met with in actual wrestling, but he who has well and carefully trained himself in one or two of them, and watches keenly for an opportunity of practising them." — Seneca, On Benefits, vii. 1 http://thriceholy.net/Texts/Benefits4.html</blockquote>
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2014, "Read full interview of Narendra Modi to Rajat Sharma", 2014
Kontext: I had started the campaign from 15th September. So now it’s 6–7 months since I started the campaign. I am a laborer and my childhood was very tough and physically I am used to all this. I also do my [y]oga and [p]ranayam. But the important point is that I believe you never get tired by doing work. You get tired when you don’t work. When you clean your house, you don’t get tired, it gives you satisfaction.

Quelle: Vanishing Acts

Quelle: Absolutely Normal Chaos

Scholastic interview (1998)
Kontext: When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. By sally ride. So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion — because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.

Quelle: The Sweetest Thing

Quelle: Good Morning, Midnight

"Nights in Copenhagen with Van Morrison" (1985) interview by Al Jones

Quelle: Soldiers Live (2000), Chapter 10, “An Abode of Ravens: Recovery” (p. 397)

2009-07-24 broadcast
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014)

Quelle: Ender's Shadow

As quoted in Jet magazine, Vol. 67, No. 2 (4 February 1985), p. 40

Quelle: Acheron

Quelle: The Winter of Our Discontent

Hazey Jane II
Song lyrics, Bryter Later (1970)

Lake Wobegon Days (1985), p. 337
Quelle: Lake Wobegon U.S.A.

Quelle: Norwegian Wood