Opportunity Quotes and Quotations
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one. – More Mark Twain Quotes
When written in Chinese the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. – John F. Kennedy
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door. – Emily Dickinson
A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks. – Oscar Wilde
America is another name for opportunity. – More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity. – Unknown
It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend. – Margaret Thatcher
Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along. – Hugh Allen
Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. – Orison Swett Marden
Democracy does not guarantee equality, only equality of opportunity. – Irving Kristol
When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break. – William Hale White
It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity. – Frederick Phillips
Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. – Bulgarian Proverb
Ability is of little account without opportunity. – Napoleon
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. – Benjamin Disraeli
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. – Francis Bacon
Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss. – Author Unknown
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. – Harry Truman Quote
The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer. – Charles F. Kettering
Summing up, 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, “My Speech to the Graduates”
I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn’t know, I held opportunity. – Hazel Lee
Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. – Author Unknown
The follies which a man regrets most in his life are those which he didn’t commit when he had the opportunity. – Helen Rowland
All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen. – Sidney Lumet
Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more. – More Mark Twain Quotes
Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. – Hugh Miller, Snow on the Wind
Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers. – Author Unknown
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison
Opportunities fly by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone. – Jerome K. Jerome
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances. – O.A. Battista
Be cautious. Opportunity does the knocking for temptation too. – Al Batt
Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom. – Mignon McLaughlin
Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours. – Richard Bach
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