It is always better to be lucky than good.Many a good pilot has gotten unlucky and met an early end.
The harder i work the luckier i get
You do not need a lot of time to fly an airplane only the right training ,and if you follow the rules they will keep you safe so you can live to enjoy more flying.I have flown with some high time idiots and some low time pilots who showed me that the correct training is more important than a thick log book.