“When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above?

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“When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above?

The American greatest inventor, Thomas Alva Edison highly evaluated the role of hard work when he said, “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” However, it is not the only cause of success. Some people stated that luck does not have any meaning in achieving success. In my opinion, I strongly disagree with that statement.

First of all, there is no doubt that hard work is the most important determinant to succeed, and all of successful people are hard-working individuals. Needless to say, working h...

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