It is not about the hand you were dealt, but how you play that hand. You can pull the positive out of any situation and make the best out of all things.
In 1999. the first winner of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' used no lifelines until the last question, where he called his Dad. When he spoke to his Dad he told him he didn't actually need help on the question, he just wanted to let him know he was about to become a millionaire.