Quotes About Opportunity

A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.

Enjoy your Life to the fullest , 'cause this is the time to see the world ; This time wont again again.

Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones.

Life doesn't give you what you want; it gives you a version of what you can have. March 18, 2022 'The Empirical Observations of Algernon' (vol. II)

Life doesn't give you what you want; it gives you a version of what you can have.

Excellence is the gateway to an infinite world of possibilities

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.

Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives.

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.

This is the strange thing about life after university. It feels like you've just fallen off a conveyor belt of nonstop academic landmarks, and are launched in one fell swoop into the rest of your life. It's suddenly up to you, and not your tutors or your parents.

Escape is a commodity like anything else

Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better world.

Play isn't doing what we want, but doing what we can with the materials we find along the way.

The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong.

Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.

Never say 'no' to adventures.

Sometimes travel is merely an opportunity taken when you can.

But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.

My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.

As long as you're living in the meantime, you'll never really know what you're missing. And by doing so, your life is just a rehearsal for a performance that never comes.

The might and magic of money is not what it allows you to own; it is what it allows you to be. Money is freedom.

This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing.