Quotes About Opportunity

By 1609 Strachey, like other Englishmen, knew that Seagull's words were not true. He knew that no diamonds had been found on Virginia's beaches, that no golden chamber pots had been discovered. But he also knew that the land across the Atlantic still held hope for men like himself who wanted to flee their problems in search of a new opportunity. And so, in the spring of 1609, William Strachey decided that Virginia was the answer to his troubles.

There was for everything a possibility, an invisible pattern that could be made manifest given work and the right materials.

Shit happens! Doesn't mean you have to step in it. But if you do, I would buy a new pair of shoes.

Doesn't really matter how old you are or how many times, every decision is a new one. You just got to go with it sometimes, right or wrong. Find a way.

You missed a lot of heartache, sure. But David, you missed a lot of joy.

You can't spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won't work. You'll just end up missing the life you have.

Short on money, long on hope

Here's what I've learned: When you stand at the lip of something, you're already there.

The mistakes don't matter. It's what you do when you mess up that does.

Don't live below your means whatever you want in life, figure out how to increase your cash flow and expand your means.

When we let accidents teach us things that help us make better decisions down the road, then somethin' good comes out o' the mistake.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place that frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.

Then why this elaborate abduction? (Lorelei) Why not? I was there, you were there, Lord Pasty Face was there. It seemed like a perfect opportunity. (Jack)

If you never reach out, no one will ever take your hand. (Lorelei) If I never reach out, then no one can ever bite my hand. (Jack)

Escape the safety of the small by taking the risks to become part of something bigger. Your true self demands it. Listen for the timer on the oven to sound—that's when the memory curtain parts, flashing moments that really mattered.

Most thing worth doing come with their fair share of risks

Most things worth doing come with their fair share of risks

Tomorrow is promissed to no one. We can not waste today.

I've always found that one of the biggest benefits of being a girl is that most people refuse to take you seriously. While boys must be constantly monitored and are always the first suspects when anything goes wrong, everyone expects girls to do what they're told. It may seem a little insulting at first, but low expectations can be a blessing in disuise. If you're smart, you can use people's foolishness to your own advantage. It's amazing what you can get away with when no one bothers watching.

never brag about your expertise. Instead, wait for the opportunity to showcase your skills and watch all the jaws drop.

If we get lucky, it will grow hair.