Really. I never say that. I might say “break a leg” on a very rare occasion. (I don’t really want you to break a leg when I say it though, so it’s sort of like lying! Hmm.) I might say, “Play well!” I’ll frequently say, “Have fun,” or “Make good music.” But I do not say “Good luck.”
I don’t believe in luck. My faith teaches me that everything has a reason and purpose and it’s not about luck. But that’s not really the “all of it” for no “Good luck” from me.
I believe in practicing. It’s not about luck. It’s about preparation. It’s about hard work. It’s about good practice habits. It’s about good instruction, a dose of talent, and even more hard work.
Just so you know. :-)
Of those I like “Have fun!” the best. When my daughter’s doing something on stage I like to mix it up a little – “crimp a tentacle” or “chip a hoof” or “bend a flipper” – stuff like that.
“Go burst a lung!”
Oprah said, “Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” I have that posted in my studio. The one time I watched her show…
Thanks, Ceci!
I agree with you about practising. Fortunately (there’s that luck again!), in Hebrew the usual way of saying the equivalent of “good luck” literally means “[do it] successfully”, so we don’t have that problem. ;-)