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Thanks for this but "There is life after fastpitch softball?" hmmm!!:yahoo:
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You mean all those times parents were talking to me they weren't really leaving to get water for their daughter? 
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:cap: Really chuck full of good advice and a fun read too.
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:cap: Really chuck full of good advice and a fun read too.
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We're names popping in your head as you read this one???
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Thomas Jefferson said ‘I’m a huge believer in luck, and the harder I work the more I have of it.’
Your quote from Jefferson is more likely from Coleman Cox.....
(see I’m a Great Believer in Luck. The Harder I Work, the More Luck I Have | Quote Investigator) In addition Jefferson is unlikely to use a contraction, the word ‘huge’ or end the statement with ‘it’.
The earliest appearance of this aphorism known to QI is in a 1922 collection titled “Listen to This” by Coleman Cox who composed a large number of sayings. This book was a successor to a collection titled “Take It From Me” by Cox. The copy of “Listen to This” at the HathiTrust repository has gold lettering on the cover stating that it was gift to the industrialist Henry Ford [CCGB]:
I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.
In conclusion, based on current evidence QI believes that Coleman Cox crafted this adage by 1922. Precursor statements that expressed a similar theme were already being propagated in the years before 1922. But Cox presented a memorably humorous saying.
I can’t wait for the fall season to start up…….. and you can quote me on that.
Thomas Jefferson said ‘I’m a huge believer in luck, and the harder I work the more I have of it.’
Your quote from Jefferson is more likely from Coleman Cox.....
(see I’m a Great Believer in Luck. The Harder I Work, the More Luck I Have | Quote Investigator) In addition Jefferson is unlikely to use a contraction, the word ‘huge’ or end the statement with ‘it’.
The earliest appearance of this aphorism known to QI is in a 1922 collection titled “Listen to This” by Coleman Cox who composed a large number of sayings. This book was a successor to a collection titled “Take It From Me” by Cox. The copy of “Listen to This” at the HathiTrust repository has gold lettering on the cover stating that it was gift to the industrialist Henry Ford [CCGB]:
I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.
In conclusion, based on current evidence QI believes that Coleman Cox crafted this adage by 1922. Precursor statements that expressed a similar theme were already being propagated in the years before 1922. But Cox presented a memorably humorous saying.
I can’t wait for the fall season to start up…….. and you can quote me on that.
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Vince Dooley "the harder we work the Luckier we get"
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Thread-jack !!!!!
I love the sentiment!!!! no matter who said it. At least I'm not trying to claim credit for it
. BTW, I'm impressed!
