Loren Brichter:

Some remarkable stuff throughout history has been accomplished by individuals -- part of the trick is standing on the right shoulders.

Richard Hamming:

Pasteur said, "Luck favors the prepared mind." The prepared mind sooner or later finds something important and does it. The particular thing you do is luck, but that you do something is not.

Lauren Clark:

It's good to have a plan, but if something extraordinary comes your way, you should go for it.

Werner Herzog:

Always take the initiative.