“Chance favors only those who court her.”
“The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.”
“Chance favors only the prepared mind.”
“Only those who play win. Only those who risk win. History favors risk-takers. Forgets the timid. Everything else is commentary.”
“Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind.”
“Chance favors the prepared mind, and opportunity favors the bold.”