ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUCK
From Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCK»
The term «luck» is very widely used and occupies the
3.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «LUCK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
luck.
Your competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the connections you fail to build, the health you sacrifice along the path, your inability to generate ideas, the people around you who don't support and love your efforts, and whatever god you curse for your bad luck.
The energy of college football rivals that of a live performance for me. I am an extremely analytical guy and predicting these games is right up my alley, especially with a little luck thrown in. It is even more fun when I am winning and I have to say, I have fared quite well in my predictions.
A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.
There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.
Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
I still have horrible luck with girls.
I had great luck with Tim McGraw twice in 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Kingdom.' I love finding off-beat casting and finding someone you know in one way and you reinvent them in another way. I like doing that as a director.
We often call a certainty a hope, to bring it luck.
Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've surpassed that.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCK»
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luck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
luck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Luck: A Fresh Look at Fortune
For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Ed believed that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.
2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard
Luck
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak.
This collection of "luck" trivia provides the history of certain good luck rituals and objects, such as charms, knocking on wood, and wishbones, includes quotations about luck, and suggests ways to change one's luck from bad to good
Stefan Bechtel, Laurence R. Stains, Larry Stains, 1997
Just when 12-year-old Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong in a year filled with bad luck, an emergency takes her parents to Japan, leaving Summer to care for her little brother while helping her grandmother cook and do laundry ...
5
Health,
Luck, and Justice
"As the first serious attempt to apply the luck egalitarian approach to health and justice, this book will be widely read. It is lucid, well argued, rigorous, and analytic.
6
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and
Luck: What It Takes to Be an ...
In this book, three prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs—now venture capitalists and CEO advisers—share the qualities that surface again and again in those who successfully achieve their goals. The common traits?
Anthony Tjan, Richard Harrington, Tsun-Yan Hsieh, 2013
My mother started the San Francisco version of the joy Luck Club in l949, two
years before I was born. This was the year my mother and father left China with
one stiff leather trunk filled only with fancy silk dresses. There was no time to pack
...
This once banned book is the first colonial-era Vietnamese novel to be translated into English and published in the West
Trọng Phụng Vũ, Peter Zinoman, 2002
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Praise for Jeff Kinney: 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent 'The most hotly anticipated ...
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Luck is No Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your ...
A chance meeting, a broken appointment, a spontaneous vacation trip are the kind of experiences that lead to unexpected life directions. This book encourages readers to prepare for the unexpected and to make the most of what life offers.
John D. Krumboltz, Al S. Levin, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCK»
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luck is used in the context of the following news items.
How To Attract Good Luck: 4 Secrets Backed by Research | TIME
Eric Barker writes Barking Up the Wrong Tree. Ever had a run of bad luck? It feels like the world is actively conspiring against you. Ever wonder ... «TIME, Jul 15»
Luck Just Kissed You Hello review – a blistering exploration of …
Male gaze … Amy Conroy as Mark in Luck Just Kissed You Hello, at Galway international arts festival. Photograph: Patrick Redmond. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Boost Your Good Luck By Expecting to Be Lucky - Lifehacker
Whether or not “luck” really exists is a matter that you can take up with Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, it does seem like it's possible to maximize ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
New York Prisoner's Keys to Escape: Lapsed Rules, Tools and Luck …
It is a story of patience, timing, determination and physical strength — born perhaps of a life of incarceration — along with good luck, and a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Good Luck Trying to Discuss Politics, Rumors on China's WeChat …
The next time you're about to roll your eyes at yet another political debate in your Facebook feed, you might want to consider yourself lucky ... «PC Magazine, Jul 15»
Taylor Swift Says Lady Gaga's 'Good Love Luck' Tweet Was A …
It's good love luck. Because it's not a tweet. It's a magical spell. — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 18, 2015. The 25-year-old superstar had ... «Access Hollywood, Jul 15»
Pirlo returns to Juventus for good luck wishes - ESPN FC
Pirlo returns to Juventus to wish former teammates luck. With the Juventus players reporting to the club's training base for the first day of ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
With luck, 7 train hits 11th Ave. in September - NY Daily News
A new 7 train station in Manhattan is weeks away from its long-awaited debut, an MTA official said Monday. The delayed 7 train extension that ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wishes Luck to Special Olympics …
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today wished luck to the ten-member contingent from government-run Asha Kiran Home selected for ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
Between Luck and Resilience: Parker Posey on 'Irrational … - Indiewire
She attributes her successes to a large portion of luck served by the universe and the conscious decision to be resilient. Luck usually finds ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
