Sentences with phrase «people get lucky»

Yes, many people get lucky & are blessed with the pup they bought from a pet shop, myself included 22 years ago before I ever heard of rescue.

Some people get lucky and inherit or win a sum of money, which gives them the financial means to retire.

I've seen similar things in the indie movie world where a few of the competent people get lucky and progress upwards but the rest give up after a few years, while the inept keep making bad movies forever.

Some people get lucky and find someone who bought an e-reader and never quite clicked with it, or stumble across the chronic upgrader who sells off their gadgets as soon as the latest and greatest version is out.

Some people get lucky and meet someone, while others find themselves mindlessly swiping.

Some people get lucky and meet someone they connect with right away.

It's so rare in this day and age of big business that people get lucky enough to do something that makes a difference.

Although some people get lucky now and then, numerous academic studies have shown that no one successfully guesses the direction of the stock market consistently.

«People get lucky sometimes, but no one has been able to consistently beat the market through active management,» says Certified Financial Planner Eric Roberge.

Some people got lucky, some didn't.

Not exact matches

An unlucky person might dwell on his or her misfortune, but a lucky person will simply get back up and move on.

There is a misconception out there when it comes to entrepreneurship that all successful people «got lucky» or created an overnight success out of the blue.

But even today, people insist Facebook was an overnight success and that they got lucky because of the way the media portrays it and the way people try to come up with justifications for it.

«Although I'm lucky that I get to meet with a lot of interesting people and visit fascinating places through my work, I still think books are the best way to explore new topics that interest you.

Chances are they didn't get where they are because of a lucky break, but rather because they possess characteristics or a state of mind that sets them apart from people leading average lives.

It made sense that people would buy it to communicate, and Apple got lucky that it became a big gaming device,» says Pachter, throwing cold water on the possibility of Apple repeating history.

Other people may look at these high - sales achievers and say «They were born lucky,» «They were born talented» or «They got a great territory.»

Places to Start Acquiring Users You've got ta admit that marketers today are incredibly lucky: there are numerous online communities already full of people who fit our target markets, like SlideShare, Quora, Hacker News and Meetup.

Too many people who got lucky think that they're smart.

These days, people are lucky if they get a 6 % return.

Add to that a focus on innovation (some 960 employees filed a patent last year), and you get people who «truly feel lucky to work» here, and a stock price that's up nearly 400 % in the past five years.

The clip on performance bias, for example, explains why some people are perceived as naturally talented, while others as having «gotten lucky.»

I was lucky enough to see him speak in person twice, but I first got acquainted with the British physicist during a long Boy Scout trip to the middle of nowhere, Ohio.

Instead, people think they got lucky, slipped in or benefit from an unusual amount of help.

People can get lucky and win.

There are a lot of people who are much smarter than I am, who are much more visionary thinkers, and who worked a lot harder, but who just didn't get the lucky breaks.

I feel lucky every day that I get to work with such an ambitious, intelligent, and caring group of people!

Specifically, Coinone Indonesia's website states that the «lucky 10,000 persons who practical for pre-registration will be selected to get trade price [of] 0.00 % banking and [the] Qtum Airdrop.»

As for the net worth I truly do believe I got lucky, and that I am blessed with some pretty amazing people in my life who might even care «too» much about me.

consider Dawkins (at least he's being honest here): «In a universe of blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won't find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice.

I count myself lucky that I am where I am today, and that even though I am with my deepest regards sorry for what has happened to 9/11 and other radical Muslim attacks, I am also sorry for those poor boys in Afghanistan, who believe they have no life in this world, the boys who will never get a good education, the boys who will never be thought of boys, but terrorists, murderers, and worthy of nothing but dirt by people, never to truly lead a good life.

Maybe we'll get lucky and the world will end for these people on the 21st while we just go about our business.

Now when people similarly plug random numbers into the equations of their lives, filling in the gaps in their knowledge with religion, sometimes they get it right, by accident, (they are lucky) and oftentimes they get it wrong.

I've never been a coffee drinker, and I feel lucky that I've never gotten into it, because people are really addicted to that stuff!

Even if I am not the lucky person who is getting the signed book, I will buy it anyway:) My favourite cuisine is probably Indian,... but actually an international mix...

I say it's not lucky for me because as a person who tries hard to eat healthy and natural foods often, the second we get to Cafe Rio all I want to do is order 5 tortillas and a grande dressing and go to down.

She will also be picking an overall winner from the five participating blogs; that lucky person will get a signed copy of one of her books.

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

I'm the same way: I love having an appetizer (s) before dinner, but if people are coming to my house, they are lucky to get a cheese plate before the main event.

Prime rib is a classic — the marbling means it will be juicy, the bone means one lucky person (or a few, if you get a 2 or 3 bone roast) will get to stretch out in the grass and gnaw on it afterward.

I happen to be one of the lucky people that don't need to buy a share in a Cow to get raw milk.

Besides the simultaneous happiness and heartache that comes with finally getting to see your people after a few years away, here are some other things I'm really looking forward to: staring at the blossoming chestnut trees outside of my mom's kitchen window, visiting the food market across the street from there every day, fresh sorrel soup, mom's melt - in - your - mouth zucchini fritters, and a good morel mushroom season, if I'm lucky.

If we're lucky, we get to meet amazing people who share our interests and become our friends.

You can make a big stink about not wanting the restaurant to get any harder to get into, but that just comes off as a) obnoxious to the people who aren't lucky enough to already know which restaurant it is, and b) doesn't give credit to the person who created it.

And remember that if the family gatherings get manic take three deep breaths and put your experience into perspective; if you have a family to gather with over Christmas, if you have a luscious Christmas meal lined up and maybe even some gifts under the tree you are a lucky person and I think this is always something to embrace and celebrate.

One lucky person gets to win a free 500 ml bottle of Kasandrinos Olive Oil.

Whoever got to eat the amazing nibbles is a lucky person!

Every time I get to eat it, I consider myself the luckiest person on the planet.

Now, when a friend tells me they just got handed a celiac diagnosis, I tell them that they are one of the luckiest people on the planet.

We are lucky to have incredible trees and know most people won't be able to get the same.