A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.

—P.J. O'Rourke

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More quotations from P.J. O'Rourke

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

—P.J. O'Rourke

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Never fight an inanimate object.

—P.J. O'Rourke

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Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

—P.J. O'Rourke

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More quotations tagged with “luck”

Working hard feels good. Of course it's exhausting and stressful and causes you to miss a party or two, but at the end of the day it is so rewarding. One of the best feelings in the world is when you know that luck didn't play a role in your success. Doing work eliminates the need for luck.

—Lilly Singh in How to Be a Bawse

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I want to see you with someone better than him. Someone who will see how lucky they are to have you.

—Kody Keplinger in Shut Out

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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

—J. Paul Getty

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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.

—F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.

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