Luck is only important in so far as to getting a chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, You've got to have talent and know how to use it. Frank Sinatra.
“We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death.” Erich Maria Remarque – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
Darling, I don't know what I did to deserve you! 
My dear, you did nothing. I have low standards...