Nobody is saying luck is sufficient, just that it&#x27;s necessary. As is talent, hard work, &amp;c.<p>The role of luck (&quot;fortune&quot;, &quot;fate&quot;) in the success of great people is a deep and ancient question, and you should not dismiss it. Machiavelli&#x27;s Prince is at least 50% about the subject, and Sun Tzu is infatuated with it. Acknowledging luck does not mean dismissing the successful - it&#x27;s just intellectual honesty.