SAS
now that is true...
a great wisdom; without luck, skill is nothing
they say "fortune favours the brave"
but of course it is really the brave that have the most to gain from good fortune...
... the rest cower in their timidity, hide behind 2 engines, and have no faith in their ability to dance with 'Lady Luck'
Napoleon Bonaparte: “I’d rather have lucky generals than good ones.”
Eisenhower: “I’d rather have a lucky general than a smart general. They win battles.”
You make your luck
Arnold Palmer: 'The more I practice, the luckier I get,'”
Skill becomes 'luck' , we are in a persuit where that skill (which is often called luck) is THE thing that saves the day - get skilled, get rational, don't hang your hat on the gearbox of the bureaucrat, get skilled instead.