uncertain quote (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Laurence Horn]

On Oct 23, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Neal Whitman wrote:

> Thematically related to the Incredibles quote:
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> Chance favors the prepared mind. (attributed to Louis Pasteur when I heard it)
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> The more I practice, the luckier I get. (seen on a motivational poster, possibly attributed to some famous golfer)

Not to (hereby) mention: "God helps those who help themselves".

LH
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> On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:17 AM, "Mullins, Bill CIV (US)" <william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL> wrote:
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>>> On Oct 22, 2013, at 7:59 PM, David A. Daniel wrote:
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>>>> 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.)
>>>
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>> Or Edna Mode from the Pixar film "The Incredibles":  "Luck favors the
>> prepared."
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