Quotes About Opportunity

In that day an educated rich man was acceptable. He might send his sons to college without comment, might wear a vest and white shirt and tie in the daytime of a weekday, might wear gloves and keep his nails clean. And since the lives and practices of rich men were mysterious, who knows what they could use or not use? But a poor man––what need had he for poetry or for painting or for music not fit for singing or dancing?

If it is right, it happens-the main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Well, we all got to make a livin'.'' "Yeah,'' Tom said. "On'y I wisht they was some way to make her 'thout takin' her away from somebody else.

The beginning of being fine is noticing how things really are: 1. Life is uncertain, surprises are likely. 2. If you are alive, that's good; lower the bar. 3. In a dark place, you still have what really counts. 4. If you are in a predicament, there will be a gate. 5. What you need might be given to you. 6. The true life is in between winning and losing. 7. If you have nothing - give it away.

Following this formula, John Jacob Astor, who arrived in America the classic penniless immigrant in 1792, rose to become the "landlord of New York" and the richest man in America by the time he died in 1848.

What you haven't done by thirty you're not likely to do. What you have done you'll do lots more.

That's the genius of the capitalist system: Either you're rich, or you want to be, or you think you ought to be.

I sneak a look over and consider a blow job, but even I know giving head in the middle of a demolition derby is risky

Right now what I need to think about is what would be possible, not all the reasons I can't make a change.

literacy is as vital as food, security, limiting population growth, and control of the environment. Education, after all, is the one issue that affects every other one. I think of it in the same way as dropping a pebble into a pond and getting a ripple effect. Educated people make more money and are more likely to escape poverty. Educated parents raise healthier children. ...The list goes on, just as ripples in a body of water emanate outward.

talent is evenly distributed. You never know how many talented people are out there until you invite and inspire them to be creative.

What struck me first was the UN's estimate that 850 million people in the world lacked basic literacy. I had to read the number three times to convince myself that it was not too large to be true. The world's population was around 6 billion people. That meant one out of every seven human beings lacked the ability to read or write a simple sentence.

The only thing we wanted our young organization to give was an opportunity. We would say to children and to their families: If you are willing to work hard and make sacrifices and think long term, then Room to Read is the best organization for you. If you're looking for a handout, then you should look elsewhere.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.

Things turn out best for those who make best of how things turn out.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Do not let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.

When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare.

When opportunity knocks, it's too late to prepare.

when coaches or parents make consistency their foundation, everyone around them becomes more comfortable and everyone around them has a greater opportunity to grow.

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out

If you don´t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?