Don’t forget the role of chance! “You know what Pasteur said: ‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ Take one of the chanciest things in the world, like war. Both

Don’t forget the role of chance! “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