Bent Larson, a Danish grandmaster and the #2 ranked player in the world, stated that he would rather be 'good' (skilled) than lucky, illustrating a principle about the importance of capability over contingency.
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Kenneth RogoffEvidence Quote
“there's a phrase that the great Danish grandmaster Ben Larson he was number two in the world... And he had this saying, somebody asked him once, would you rather be good or lucky? And he said, I'd rather be good than lucky.”
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Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University): "The dollar will always be there, but it will be less."— Prague Finance InstituteCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:07:38 AM
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