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Robbie Burns wrote, 'O wad some Power the giftie give us. To see ourselves as others see us!'
I made contact yesterday with a lady who worked in the offices of a factory where I was the development engineer.

'Oh yes,' she replied. 'I remember you, you were the intelligent one!

Roy.

But.....what does that say about the rest of your department!!

Put it this way Min, anybody can look good when surrounded by dummies!

Roy.

That didn't work for Bush.

Many years ago Min I saw a TV interview with Sir Tommy Sopwith, a great engineer. He was asked to what did he attribute his great success,
His reply was typical. 'I was the right man in the right place at the right time!'
Word for word my life as well, luck is a very useful attribute.

Roy.

"Better a lucky general than a good one" - Napoleon Bonaparte


"I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson


"“Luck is the residue of design.” - Branch Rickey



Take your pick.

I'd say they were all valid Min.

Roy.

Better a lucky general than a good one

Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, as in prostitution, amateurs frequently out-perform professionals

ibid.

LOL. Good one, Uni.