“You know what Pasteur said: Chance favors the prepared mind. Take one of the chanciest things in the world, like war. Both Kitchener and Frederick the Great, w

“You know what Pasteur said: Chance favors the prepared mind. Take one of the chanciest things in the world, like war. Both Kitchener and Frederick the Great, when they were considering a general's qualifications, would always ask, 'Is he considered lucky?' It was a perfectly legitimate question, because if he was considered lucky, it meant he was prepared to take advantage of chance.” - Eric Hoffer