Charles Luckman Quotes

“Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.”

“Success is that old ABC- ability breaks and courage.”

“Success is that old ABC-Ability Breaks and Courage.”

“Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks and courage. ”

“When I was a kid, my father brought home the autobiography of Sid Luckman, the great Chicago Bears quarterback - probably an extra copy from the sports department where he worked. It was the first sports biography I ever read.”

“Nothing bonds two solitary individuals like a good shared drunk. This is a scientific fact. It’s important, even necessary for the long-term welfare of the planet to get good and shit-faced with your neighbor every now and then.”

“Down below people were clipping by going nowhere fast. You could feel the long despairing history of the place. You could actually hear it, a low hum like the buzz of a sick bee that resonated with the fragments of a million broken dreams.”

“Nobody ever goes to that store to shop because it’s too crowded.”

“When it rains it pours and when it shines you get melanoma.”

“I knew I was in deep shit. I didn’t know how deep—just that I still hadn’t touched bottom.”