Quotes About Opportunity

I call this second phenomenon the Better-Deal Theory, which states: Before a person closes a deal, it's human nature for him to worry that there may be a better deal down the road.

Even though I still had a strong posture, in no small way aided by my having the right legal tools on my side, Ernest and the Booze Brothers were counting on my sanity and logic. Surely I would not be crazy enough to throw away the opportunity to earn a handsome, six-figure commission; surely I would see the logic in taking a $150,000 commission rather than no commission at all.

When it comes to situations that don't work out, whether in my business or personal life, my motto remains: "Next!" Forget about it, move quickly on to the next deal, and let the law of averages work its wonders.

The American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement … It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.

stuff." "You can have all

U jednom svijetu punom dvosmislenosti ovakva se izvjesnost doga?a samo jedanput i nikada više, ma koliko života ?ovjek proživio.

This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime.

Time to toss the dice

Over time, I came to formulate my purpose as providing contexts for people to flourish .

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Life is short, no use wasting it with bad people.

Entrepreneurs typically start on a path they do not see as risky at all, then something happens that upsets their expectations and, being too far into their projects to turn back, they are forced to improvise. Those who get over this hump, or mountain, of unexpected trouble are the surviving entrepreneurial successes.

Life is short," I told her. "The challenge is to make it sweet.

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.

Opportunities will present themselves. Recognize them, act on them.

It's like sneaking into heaven through the back door." On entering Norway after flying across the Arctic Ocean in an aging Russian Biplane

Childhood and youth are no time to get an education. They are the time to get ready to get an education.

So, you never can tell what will happen when you learn to play the harmonica.

Knowledge is power... all they have to do is wait for the opportunity to use their knowledge and then they'll have the money

It was the best opportunity to invest. The economy was terrible. I just could not pass up these small deals.

Cut your losses early.

If the price of a stock drops more than 10 percent, I will, more often than not, cut my losses and look for something new.

Just because they have a headstart on you does not mean you cannot win the race.