Jefferson Luck Quotes

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More often than not determination and hard work attributes to success. Though effort is key, success can come from luck, in Thomas Jefferson’s quote he explains that. “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." In my opinion Thomas Jefferson is saying people who work the hardest gets rewarded by being lucky. To this quote I don’t believe in luck, but I believe in God as being a big part of success. Luck in my opinion happens for reasons as far as being at the right place or at the right time, but as far as that is said there’s always a reason in my book.,like maybe you did well for someone and you get rewarded with something. I’ve had many experiences in my life where God has saved me tremendously.

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