Let's have some new cliches.

A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it's written on.

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

When someone does something well applaud I You will make two people happy.

When someone does something good applaud! You will make two people happy.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Too caustic? To hell with cost we'll make the picture anyhow. Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. We have all passed a lot of water since then.