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LUCK--WHAT THE WRITERS SAY

"Atheists of luck believe only in percentages, the ruthless rules
of statistics, computer rollouts, and skill"
                  --Paul Lyons

   "Lucky people tend to work harder and study longer. Does that tell
you something about luck?"
                   --VP Pappy

   "Gambler's belief in luck and in the influence of skill in using
their luck makes them suseptible to deception amd manipulation by the
lotteries, casinos, racetracks, and other gambling establishments."
                    --Tyler J. Jarvis

   "Luck is an enduring (and maddening) mystery."
                    --"The Good Luck Book"

   "People call it luck when you acted more sensibly than they have."
                    --Anne Tyler

   "Luck is nothing more than short-term volatility."
                --Lou Krieger & Arthur Reber

   "Good luck is just another way of saying, "I've been practicing a
lot."
                      --VP Pappy

   "In the play MacBeth, William Shakespeare characterized luck as
a "whore" who will give her favors to anyone, even rebels and
traitors."
                       --Frank Scoblete

   "As bettors gain more understanding,
    Their need for luck grow less demanding."
                 --Sumner A Ingmark

   "Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck."
                --F. Scott Fitzgerald