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Old Aug 18, 2015 | 12:15 pm
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Kagehitokiri
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Originally Posted by FallenPlat
Sure, there's luck. Being in the right place at the right time matters. Always. But a lot of times people make their own luck or, as Louis Pasteur once put it, "Fortune favors the prepared mind." In plainer English, being lucky ain't all there is to it. A little talent helps, too.
preparation + execution
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