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Gee, I think it takes a lot of good luck.
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The speaker says that achieving the outcome being discussed requires more than effort or skill: it also depends heavily on favorable chance. “Gee” gives the sentence a casual, slightly hesitant tone rather than making it sound like a firm rule.
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