Quotes About Opportunity

Get what you can, and what you get hold; 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.

Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," I

If dost thou love life, then Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,

through the goodness of the Lord, truth, I believed, gained some ground, and it was a strengthening opportunity to the honest-hearted.

Great hopes make everything great possible.

134. Give no Advantage in Argument, nor lose any that is offered. This is a Benefit which arises from Temper.

Buy cheap and sell dear.

Abnormally good or abnormally bad conditions do not last forever.

Without difficulties, life would be like a stream without rocks and curves – about as interesting as concrete. Without problems, there can be no personal growth, no group achievement, no progress of humanity. But what mattes about problems is what one does with them.

The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don't look clearly and objectively at situations, they don't recognize or believe in their own abilities to overcome even the smallest amount of risk.

I'm a firm believer that, from the time you're born until the second your last breath has been drawn from your body, our lives are all about taking risks. It's how you respond to those risks, when everything is on the line, which truly defines a person's life.

Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on.

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

A meeting from 3 years ago led to an opportunity this month. A failed feature pitch from 2 years ago recently found new life in a different medium. A script I couldn't sell led to me working in animation. Writing is a long hustle, I'm saying, and "No," sometimes means, "Not now.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you could do today because if you do it today and you like it you can do it again tomorrow.

I think one of the most important lessons that I've learned is to put your head down and work. Don't look at other people and compare yourself. Just do the work. Because when the opportunity is there, you have to be ready. Make sure your craft is refined and you're constantly working on it.

I am a great believer that the risk should reflect the reward.

When I became minister for employment, that was my ideal job because it meant I was able to reflect on what I saw growing up and actually try to change it.

I am not interested in entertaining people. I think being an actor provides an opportunity to give people an experience they can connect to, reflect on, learn from, laugh at.

To be able to go through what I've gone through and still be fortunate before the age of 40 to still be here to be offensive coordinator with Coach Saban at Alabama, you take some time to reflect on that.

Being injured gives you the chance to reflect on the players who play in your position, too. You see things you can do, things you can maybe do better.

As far as my career goes, I've never really had an opportunity to reflect on what I've done, with taking in the accolades and achievements that I've been able to bring together.

Everybody likes to look at the end goal, but when you sit back and reflect, I played on Team U.S.A. That's incredible for me. I think that in itself is amazing.

I don't like to look back. But those occasions with zeros on the end are a good opportunity to reflect.