We’ve had the good fortune of performing to live music a few times in our career and it always creates a different dynamic.
I’ve had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
But no, I’m not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who’s going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don’t have as much good fortune as others.
The second you think that all your good fortune is a product of your virtue, you become highly judgmental, lacking empathy, totally without self-awareness, arrogant, stupid – I mean, all the stuff that our ruling class is.
I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune.
My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We’ve created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren’t empire builders.
I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I’ve had. It just wouldn’t have occurred to me that anything like this could have been possible. I didn’t have any such aspirations. And I still can’t believe my good fortune.
When you work for Bruckheimer, you don’t get it any better. He’s the ultimate producer. I’ve had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years.
As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible musicians, lots of wonderful production on both record and onstage, and plenty of volume!
Somewhere along the line, positive thinking seems to have been confused with magical thinking. There’s a notion that if you think positively enough, you can make anything happen by using the power of your mind. All the positive thinking in the world won’t deliver good fortune or prevent tragedy from striking.
