You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997.
-- Barbara Bush, (Jun 8 1925-2018), US first lady; She founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy; wrote C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life, 1984 as a contribution to literacy campaign.