That does not mean, of course, that they will necessarily have the skill and luck required.
Butter luck required following all sorts of rituals, like placing a horseshoe below the churn or sprinkling primroses on the threshold of the churning room, though only if they'd been picked before sunrise.
There was no more luck required as Stepanek saw out the final service game, and Murray had once again come up short when defending the title he won in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
"There's a lot of luck required in show business, but when somebody comes along with the talent Tucker has, there's no way he's not going to succeed," said Paul Shaffer, Dave Letterman's legendary band leader, who's known him since he was a little boy.
The luck and chance required to create the educational inequity is also the methodology used to escape.
Strategically it was a sound move, tactically he nailed the shot, and yes, luck was on his side, but luck is required to succeed in life – along with vision, ambition, execution, determination and timing.
Begging, pleading, patience, sharp elbows and dumb luck were required.
Every so often, a book shocks you into realizing just how much effort and sheer luck was required to get it into your hands.
And if you are lucky enough to connect with an Ecotopian woman (though not much luck is required), you might find yourself doing it in the hollowed-out burl of a giant redwood.
Our final proposition is that additional heavy doses of luck are required to earn one's way up to the humongous net-worth levels of The Forbes Four Hundred.
