"I feel that destiny is a mixture of preparation and luck. You can be very lucky, but it is useless if you're not prepared. You can be prepared, but it is useless if you're not lucky."

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“You have a list of things that you want to do in life—to own your own house, to own your own car, to own your own yacht. wine was on my list, because it has a particular glamour to it.”

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