Quotes About Opportunity

To deny James an education was attacking principles of liberty and equality upon the only ground which it ought to be supported and equality of rights. If James could not go to school, how could he hope to equip himself to earn a living?

To love God is to cooperate with His grace. And since I'm so very aware of my own need for grace, I must be willing to freely give it away. Each hole left from rejection must become an opportunity to create more and more space for grace in my heart.

Imagine this opportunity as an amazingly attractive but fast-moving river. There is so much that looks extremely appealing about this river, you're going to be tempted to jump right in. But once you are in the river, you have diminished your ability to make decisions. That river is moving so fast that it will take you where it is going. And if you haven't carefully traced out in advance whether you want to go through and to the places that river flows, you'll be in trouble.

Humility opens the ears of opportunity.

Remember that everything that happens to you is first filtered through God's hand. Interruptions can become opportunities. What you might see as distractions God might see as divine appointments. Things may happen that seem so haphazard and distracting to our agenda, but with a fresh dose of perspective, they can turn into precious moments.

When we decrease, God has room to make big things happen.

What if the worst parts of your life are actually gateways to the very best parts you'd never want to do without?

Let this unexpected happening point to your strength, not your weakness. Maybe you've been entrusted with this. Not cursed with it.

Fill in the blank: This rejection doesn't mean I'm [whatever negative label or shame-filled feeling you are having]. It makes this [opportunity] [person] [desire] a wrong fit for me right now. Instead of letting the feelings from this situation label me, I'm going to focus on God and His promises for good things.

Good things are coming. I know it. Today's disappointment is making room for tomorrow's appointment. Let's look for those good things with great intentionality.

Relationships don't come in packages of perfection; relationships come in packages of potential.

The more we really believe the truths God calls us to believe, the more we will take chances with God.

No matter what wrong thing has happened, there is a right next thing to do.

At first we say it's too soon, then years go by and we say it's too late.

Chance happens to all ... but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

The public man needs but one patron, namely the lucky moment.

Rather than insist that a situation must prove itself flawless before we commit ourselves, we should assume that a good opportunity is very possibly one we should choose.

An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.

Life deals the cards, but it is up to us how we play them.

She only sends us challenges when we're not growing fast enough," Vasiht'h said. "So let's just say that we're making up for centuries of stagnation.

We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand…and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it's too late. —MARIE BEYNON

Often that which most we fear births the resolve that spurs us on to altitudes we could not have achieved, had we continued walking on our customary paths.

Pero siempre hay tiempo de cambiar. Siempre hay tiempo. Hasta que ya no hay.

Hay casualidades que es preciso forzar