[StAnDeliver]

"They want taxpayers from a virtually bankrupt city, where employment, school and safety issues make every-day life difficult for normal people, to help their (last-place) entertainment business along."

How did your city get to be bankrupt, douchebag.

"I hear often from the very rich: ‘‘I pulled myself up by my bootstraps. Nobody helped me.’’ I wonder if they’ve ever heard of luck. And the charity of others."

Awww, nanny nanny boo boo...

[mountn man]

Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.
James Cash Penney

The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Samuel Goldwyn

Care and diligence bring luck.
Thomas Fuller

Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Benjamin Franklin

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
James Russell Lowell

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
Denzel Washington

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Seneca