Quotes About Opportunity

In solitude you are least alone. — Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself. In solitude you are least alone. Make good use of it.

The difference between an expert and a novice fighter is that the expert makes use of each opportunity

Art is the expression of the self; the more complicated and restrictive a method is, the lesser the opportunity for expression of one's original sense of freedom.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Teachers should take advantage of every opportunity to observe and learn from other teachers.

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need.

Was auch immer ihre Beweggründe waren - klug oder unklug, davonrennen oder oder nach Neuem suchen-, es erforderte Mut und Entschlossenheit und das Bedürfnis nach einer letzten Chance, um an die Zukunft zu glauben.

A dignified decent living is not too much to ask. Where you take it from there is up to you but that much should be a birthright.

in America we're not supposed to leave anybody behind. In a country this rich, it isn't right. A dignified decent living is not too much to ask. Where you take it from there is up to you but that much should be a birthright.

If they could keep out of jail for this short stretch, most would go on to be the spine of American society - fixing the cars, working the factories, growing the food and fighting the wars.

We could survive as musicians only on our little sliver of the East Coast. We had to get back.

We," he intoned, "are the opportunity that recognizes itself.

I won the school essay contest!" Laszlo piped up in English. "I get to stay with the president today!" Maya swallowed hard. "That's great, kid. You must be really proud." "I am the future," Laszlo confided shyly. "I'm a big ragamuffin," Maya said.

Alex direly wanted to try something stupid, but he wasn't about try anything stupid under these circumstances. He'd wait till he won their confidence, till they gave him a lot more initiative and leeway. Then he'd try something stupid.

Recognize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold moves which, by definition, cannot be planned.

Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.

When one door closes, another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which opens for us. - Alexander Graham Bell

It's amazing how things could change so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Maybe more miracles awaited on the horizon.

If you have had a bad day, remember that tomorrow is a wonderful gift, and a new chance to try again.

Every moment you are open, as a humble student, you are surrounded with infinite possibilities of choice.

Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of a chance remark.

If I've got a swing, I've got a shot.

Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it.