Warren Buffett on luck

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

It’s class warfare. My class is winning, but they shouldn’t be.

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Louis Pasteur1822–1895

I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it… The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Samuel Goldwyn1882–1974