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well how do you make your own luck?
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That's a fair question to keep me from lapsing into platitudes. When I say you make your own luck, I mean that in the long run you're going to get the same cards as everyone else. The long run in this case is measured by years and lifetimes, not hours and days. What determines your ultimate success over the years is how you play the hands you're dealt, because no one rides the rush of cards for that long.
I would imagine that's what Ferguson meant. Without context I can't say.
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one being that some people will tell you to play tight and wait for people to make mistakes; some say you have to play aggressive in order to win longterm.
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Playing tight and aggressively are not mutually exclusive, although to those not acquainted with poker terms they often seem to be.
Here are some definitions as they apply to games, but basically they mean the same thing applying to players. A tight-aggressive player contests few pots, but will make many bets and raises in those pots she contests. A loose-passive player plays many hands, but plays them by checking and calling more than betting and raising.
Now, some good players have found ways to succeed by being loose-aggressive in certain situations (Gus Hansen is often cited), but they pick their moments, which most often come in tournaments.