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To: Dalin who wrote (36499)5/1/2001 2:18:09 PM
From: Uncle Frank  Read Replies (3) of 65232
 
>> "Luck, is preparation for opportunity." Forget where I read it, or who said it.

I believe that's derived from a quote by Benjamin Desraeli, who was Prime Minister of England in the latter half of the 19th century. I can't locate his exact words, but I remember it as

Luck is being prepared to take advantage of opportunity when it presents itself.

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