It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.
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Luck is like an atheistic word for God.
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What this quote means
The quote suggests that luck is often considered an alternative explanation for divine influence or fate.
Peter Thiel's quote proposes a thought-provoking perspective that equates luck to a secular explanation for outcomes that many might attribute to a higher power. In this view, the idea of 'luck' serves as a system of belief that undermines the recognition of divine intervention in human affairs, provoking a deeper reflection on how we attribute agency and causality in our lives.
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LuckGodFatePhilosophyBelief
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