Quotes About Opportunity

Men are not forced to turn their desolation to advantage as women are. It's easier for them to dissipate their passion, quell their restlessness in other ways.

If your lot makes you cry and be wretched, get rid of it and take another; strike out for yourself; don't listen to the shriek of your relations...don't be afraid of public opinion in the shape of the neighbours in the next house, when all the world is before you new and shining, and everything is possible, if you will only be energetic and independent and seize opportunity by the scruff of the neck.

And that's how we build the economy of the future. An economy with more jobs and less debt, we root it in fairness. We grow it with opportunity. And we build it together.

Everybody in this room knows the basic rule: if you don't have a seat at the table, you are probably on the menu.

The way I see it, no one in this country should work full-time and still live in poverty—period.

If I am very lucky - I mean if I am clever about it - I will get myself shot. Here, soon.

It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts.

It isn't where you came frome; it's where you're going that counts.

It isn't where you come from, it's where you're going that counts.

I mean, it's amazing that I get to meet all these people. I've learned so much from all of them. I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

Well, he would never understand. His life had been everything he wanted, whereas she had gotten on the wrong train, all those years ago.

Knowledge is power and you need power in this world. You need as many advantages as you can get.

When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.

Choice has always been a privilege of those who could afford to pay for it.

O that you would realize that each moment is golden.

In mercy to the world, Jesus delays His coming, that sinners may have an opportunity to hear the warning and find in Him a shelter before the wrath of God shall be poured out.—The Great Controversy, p. 458.

While God has given ample evidence for faith, He will never remove all excuse for unbelief. All who look for hooks to hang their doubts upon will find them. And those who refuse to accept and obey God's word until every objection has been removed, and there is no longer an opportunity for doubt, will never come to the light.—The Great Controversy, p. 527.

Guardad con vosotros una Biblia de bolsillo mientras trabajáis, y aprovechad cada oportunidad para memorizar sus preciosas promesas.—RH 27 de abril de 1905.

In the judgment men will not be condemned because they conscientiously believed a lie, but because they did not believe the truth, because they neglected the opportunity of learning what is truth. Notwithstanding the sophistry of Satan to the contrary, it is always disastrous to disobey God.

Remember that you are to live but one day at a time, that God has given you one day, and heavenly records will show how you have valued its privileges and opportunities.—My Life Today, p. 95.

Our time here is short. We can pass through this world but once; as we pass along, let us make the most of life. The

Nothing can ruin your life so long as you're free to get up and run away.

Taking no chances means wasting your dreams..

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. JAMES JOYCE