uncertain quote (UNCLASSIFIED)
Mullins, Bill CIV (US)
william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL
Wed Oct 23 15:17:30 UTC 2013
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>
> On Oct 22, 2013, at 7:59 PM, David A. Daniel wrote:
>
> > I have a client who says that, "There is no such thing as luck. What
> > you call luck is just attention to detail" is a Churchill quote. I
> > can't actually find it attributable to anyone, much less Churchill.
> > Can the quote sleuths out there shine any light on this? Thanks.
> > DAD
> >
> Sounds a bit reminiscent of Branch Rickey's "Luck is the residue of
> design", if that is indeed Branch Rickey's. (General manager of the
> Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals in mid-20th c., signed Jackie
> Robinson on to the former, etc. etc.)
>
Or Edna Mode from the Pixar film "The Incredibles": "Luck favors the
prepared."
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