Quotes About Opportunity

I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

Sure, occasion is the father of most that is good in us.

There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way.

It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in his band.

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

It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

After my father died, we were pretty much wiped out financially as a family, so I decided to give finance a try.

Fear is your worst enemy. Risk is your best friend.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

I like to step into areas where I am afraid. Fear is a sign that I am going in the right direction.

You know, whenever I was presented with a challenge that brought up feelings of fear or self-doubt, I almost always said, 'Yes'.

Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.

We should enjoy and make the most of life, not because we are in constant fear of what might happen to us in a mythical afterlife, but because we have only one opportunity to live.

We should not allow fear or anxiety to stop us from doing something. If you think through something well and prepare thoroughly, you can do a lot of things you think you can't.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

One will never reach distant shores, if he chooses to remain upon the dock, In fear his little ship of dreams may be dashed against the rocks.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Be fearful when there is greed and be greedy when there is fear.

What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.

Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open.