Opportunity Quotes - Page 2

• Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

  Sun Tzu

  Inspirational, Atheist, War

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• To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which "life" is made.

  Stephen Covey

  Would Be, Unexpected, Life Is

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.570, Mango Media Inc.

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• Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

  Janet Erskine Stuart

  Time, Teaching, Learning

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• Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.

  Laozi

  Success, Weed, Dream

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• To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

  Benjamin Franklin

  New Beginnings, Succeed, Jumping To Conclusions

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• Get really rich and then help the people who didn't have the opportunity you did.

  T. Harv Eker

  Inspirational, People, Secret

  FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from May 10, 2014

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• Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Peace

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.480, Princeton University Press

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• Procrastination is opportunity's assassin.

  Victor Kiam

  Inspirational, Procrastination, Assassins

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• Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Positive, Powerful

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Feb 06, 2015

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• Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.

  Mario Andretti

  Motivational, Sports, Football

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Inspirational, Confidence, Money

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• When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Dinner, Invites, Opportunity Knocks

  H. Jackson Brown Jr. (2007). “Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.172, Thomas Nelson Inc

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  We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

  Eric Hoffer

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

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• All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Leadership, Fda

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  Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

  Ann Landers

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Inspirational, Business, Responsibility

  John D. Rockefeller (2015). “John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth”, p.17, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?

  Brian Tracy

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Jul 31, 2012

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• Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

  Winston Churchill

  Motivational, Positive, Leadership

  Winston Churchill (1952). “War Speeches: From June 25, 1941 to September 6, 1943”

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• When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

  Speech to United Negro College Fund, Indianapolis, Ind., 12 Apr. 1959

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• Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

  Lily Tomlin

  Inspiring, Failure, Fall

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  In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

  Bill Cosby

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Twitter post from Nov 18, 2009

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• It is clear the future holds great opportunities. It also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get back home by six o'clock.

  Woody Allen

  Life, Graduation, Home

  Woody Allen (2007). “The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose”, Random House Incorporated

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• Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

  Roger von Oech

  Business, Work, Failure

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• Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Humorous, Differences, Entrepreneur

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