There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.
Robert A. HeinleinIn terms of morals there is no such thing as โstate.โ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.
Robert A. HeinleinThe Universe was a silly place at best...but the least likely explanation for it was the no-explanation of random chance, the conceit that abstract somethings 'just happened' to be atoms that 'just happened' to get together in ways which 'just happened' to look like consistent laws and some configurations 'just happened' to possess self-awareness and that two 'just happened' to be the Man from Mars and a bald-headed old coot with Jubal inside.
Robert A. Heinlein