Opportunity Quotes And Sayings

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“While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.” 
– Publilius Syrus 

“For a lot of people, it seems that opportunity can be the most elusive event in the world. Indeed, I would argue that opportunity is elusive! By that, I don’t mean to say that it never happens. In fact, the very opposite is true. Opportunity is always happening all around us, it is literally everywhere. But it is elusive in that, generally speaking, it is in disguise!”
– R. Ian Seymour

“Regret of neglected opportunity is the worst hell that a living soul can inhabit.”
– Rafael Sabatini

“You and I can never do a kindness too soon, for we never know how soon it will be too late.” 
– Ralph Waldo Emerson 

“The successful man is one who had the chance and took it.”
– Rober Babson

“As you seek new opportunity, keep in mind that the sun does not usually reappear on the horizon where last seen.”
– Robert Brault

“If I were Opportunity, I wouldn’t just knock, you’d have to sign.”
– Robert Brault

“Opportunity is a parade.  Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.”
– Robert Brault

“Seize every opportunity along the way, for how sad it would be if the road you chose became the road not taken.”
– Robert Brault

“In a free society, every opportunity comes with three obligations. First, you must seize it. You must mold it into a work that brings value to others. Second, you must live it. Opportunity is nurtured only by action. Third, you must defend the freedom to pursue opportunities. You must embrace these three obligations as if the future of the United States depended on it. In fact, it does. “ 
– Robert C. Goizueta 

“Ideals are the “incentive payment” of practical men. The opportunity to strive for them is the currency that has enriched America through the centuries. “ 
– Robert E. Hannegan 

“The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations.”
– Rosabeth Moss Kanter

“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks, but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.”
– Samuel Goldwyn

“To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.”
– Samuel Johnson

“Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.”
– Samuel Smiles 

“All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.”
– Sidney Lumet

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” 
– Sir Winston Churchill 

“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.” 
– Stephen R. Covey 

“Over time, the hurt doesn’t hurt. Only regret does.”
– Terri Guillemets

“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”
– Thomas A. Edison

“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision.”
– Thomas Carlyle

“If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.” 
– Thomas J. “Tom” Peters 

“If we do not take advantage of our opportunities, it is our own fault.” 
– Thomas J. Watson 

“Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.”
– Unknown

“Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending.”
– Unknown

“For every problem there is an opportunity.” 
– Unknown

“Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost; the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.” 
– Unknown

“It’s the man who waits for his ship to come in who’s always missing the boat.”
– Unknown

“Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly.” 
– Unknown

“Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.” 
– Unknown

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