Some thoughts on the subjects:
"Most gamblers attribute their wins to skill, and their losses to
luck." --VP Pappy
"Many people believe that luck is more important than skill and
more than twice as important as chance in determining the outcome of
a gamble." --Tyler & Heidi Jarvis
"Skill has never and will never overcome luck." --Rob Singer
"When it comes the the goddess "Lady Luck," I'm an atheist." --
Mark Pilarski
"Losing less is a form of winning." --Jean Scott
"Losing wounds: winning heals." --VP Pappy
"Streaks are among the great mysteries of gambling life. As
baffling to betting buffs as are black holes to astronomers, common
colds to doctors, and ice boxes to Eskimos." --Alan Krigman
"Losing streaks bring out the worst in people." --Bob Dancer
"One winning streak will be remembered far longer than fifty
losing ones." --VP Pappy