I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.
‐‐ Diane von Furstenberg
I was lucky because I had parents who have enabled me to do whatever I was passionate about and never held my siblings and me back from anything. But I think a lot of people don't have that experience.
‐‐ Lynsey Addario
I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.
‐‐ Charles Francis Richter
I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination.
‐‐ Darren Shan
I was lucky because on the morning after the burning of the Reichstag I left my home very early to catch a train to Berlin for the conference of our student organization and that is the only reason why I escaped arrest.
‐‐ Klaus Fuchs
I was lucky enough as a kid to spend most of my weekends at the Fillmore East. On a great night, that was like a Holy Roller evangelical church.
‐‐ Paul Stanley
I was lucky enough at Stanford to have Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator for a year, and then Jason Tarver.
‐‐ Andrew Luck
I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode.
‐‐ John Leeson
I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.
‐‐ Margaret Haddix
I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.
‐‐ Mikaela Shiffrin
I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age.
‐‐ Magnus Carlsen
I was lucky enough to be a child during the renaissance of Australian children's literature, when people like Ivan Southall, Colin Thiele, Lilith Norman and Wrightson were pumping out hugely inspiring stuff.
‐‐ Catherine Jinks
I was lucky enough to be able to do comedies, dramas, completely different parts. At the beginning, when you start you have a fantasy that you could be somebody else. Which is absurd. That's part of being an actor. It's your voice, it's the way you move, it's your body, even if you transform it, you play with it.
‐‐ Carole Bouquet
I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress.
‐‐ Kate Burton
I was lucky enough to be fairly quick at understanding what was taught, but unlucky enough not to be really interested in it, so I always got my exams but never had the scholar's love of learning for its own sake.
‐‐ Maeve Binchy
I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.
‐‐ Bill Sienkiewicz
I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect.
‐‐ Julie Andrews
I was lucky enough to co-found a business in college that ended up with 400 employees, and I launched 20 different projects while I was there - a project a week.
‐‐ Seth Godin
I was lucky enough to create my own dress, deciding on every single design detail. But, even if you don't have a custom dress, you can still create a signature wedding-day look with personalization - a belt, altering the sleeves, etc. But, when creating your bridal style, the most important thing to remember is to make it feel like you.
‐‐ Margherita Missoni
I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house.
‐‐ Jackie DeShannon
I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then.
‐‐ Douglas Booth
I was lucky enough to get into drama school in London back in 2005, and I was there for three years, and in those three years, we did a lot of theater. A lot of classical training.
‐‐ Rose Leslie
I was lucky enough to get to perform on stage in front of 20 million people on TV, and 150 thousand in concerts. For 15 minutes I got to be a rock star, the 15 minutes is great! It turns into Spinal Tap after 20 minutes.
‐‐ Mark Mothersbaugh
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.
‐‐ Dimebag Darrell
I was lucky enough to go to a school which gave flexibility around education and sport. We had a 1-hour, 30-minute lunch break, and were able to train during this time.
‐‐ Alistair Brownlee
I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where I woke up Christmas morning and had toys. I know that's not the case with all people and I don't think kids should go without experiencing that sort of joy.
‐‐ Lucy Hale
I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where we listened to all kinds of music. We listened to Haitian, hip hop, soul, classical jazz, gospel and Cuban music, to name a few. When you have access to that as a child, it just opens up your world.
‐‐ Cecile McLorin Salvant
I was lucky enough to grow up in an era when radio was less formatted. It was really special. You could hear a jazz song then a pop song then a show tune then some jazz. Basically, whatever the DJ felt like playing, he would play. He was educating you and exposing you to things you would never hear otherwise.
‐‐ Todd Rundgren
I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.
‐‐ Mariska Hargitay
I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.
‐‐ Dee Wallace
I was lucky enough to have an older brother who shared the splatter flicks with me, and I had parents who were cool and involved enough in my life to allow me to see them. I think my folks appreciated that I looked at these movies as a creative outlet... almost like magic shows, if you will.
‐‐ Adam Green
I was lucky enough to have great mentors both in the culinary world and in the world of chefs who became celebrities. Bobby Flay is one of my dearest friends and a tremendous mentor for me. Mario Batali is the same way. They began doing TV a little before me and they showed me the way.
‐‐ Michael Symon
I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it.
‐‐ Diane von Furstenberg
I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.
‐‐ Barkhad Abdi
I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.
‐‐ Joshua Bell
I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.
‐‐ Ethel Merman
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.
‐‐ Carl Yastrzemski
I was lucky enough to know exactly what I wanted to do when I was growing up. I think one of the hardest things to figure out in life is what your calling is, and what truly makes you happy - not what you want to work at, but what you want to do.
‐‐ Scott Foley
I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
‐‐ Norman Schwarzkopf
I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment.
‐‐ Pierce Brosnan
I was lucky enough to marry a wonderful chef.
‐‐ Mehmet Oz
I was lucky enough to meet the Material Girl twice.
‐‐ Eric West
I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.
‐‐ J. J. Johnson
I was lucky enough to see the Beatles play live.
‐‐ Jon English
I was lucky enough to see the original cast of 'In the Heights.' This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin, hip hop and rap with musical theatre, great storytelling and talent was a powerful combination to me during a time when I'd not been moved by much!
‐‐ Josh Young
I was lucky enough to see with my own eyes the recent stock-market crash, where they lost several million dollars, a rabble of dead money that went sliding off into the sea.
‐‐ Federico Garcia Lorca
I was lucky enough to spend some of my school days in Barbados, where my father was working, and this gave me a taste for hot weather.
‐‐ Peter Mayle
I was lucky enough to watch my son hit a grand slam at sports camp, and that was great. Yes, I may miss some things, but honestly, I think I get to see more than a dad who works a daily 9 to 5.
‐‐ CC Sabathia
I was lucky enough to win the Davis Cup in my first year in 1999. I won my first slam at the U.S. Open in 2001 and became world No. 1 later that year. By the age of 20, I'd done it all.
‐‐ Lleyton Hewitt