Quotes About Opportunity

Transitions themselves are not the issue, but how well you respond to their challenges!

No time is wasted time

Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is, you got to start with a large one.

Embracing experiences as opportunities allows us to bring fresh perspectives to the party. And that can be incredibly empowering.

Stress is not the enemy in our lives. Paradoxically, it is the key to growth.

We tend to thrive when we see opportunities for growth, not when we are in defensive mode.

If America spent as much money offering opportunities to every sixteen- to twenty-six-year-old as we spend locking them up for minor offenses that further cut them off from a positive future, we could end poverty in a generation or two. When young people find a true pathway to opportunity and a caring community, they become excellent parents determined to give their children the world of opportunities they lacked in their own childhood." It

There are things known and there are things unknown and in between are the doors.

No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.

A fool must now and then be right by chance. —WILLIAM COWPER

Personalizing successes sets people up for disastrous failure. They begin to treat the success as a personal reflection rather than the result of capitalizing on a good opportunity, being at the right place at the right time, or even being just plain lucky.

On this important anniversary, we must remember that while we have come a long way in eliminating barriers, critical work remains to ensure all Americans can live up to their full potential.

Nearly every time I strayed from the herd, I've made a lot of money. Wandering away from the action is the way to find the new action.

The Roman censor Appius Claudius the Blind said, "Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Do not worry about failure, I would tell them. Do not worry about making mistakes in life. It is good to lose money, to go broke at least once, and preferably twice. But if you are going to do it, do it early in your career. It is better to go bust when you are talking about $20,000 than when you are talking about $20 million. Do it early, and it is not the end of the world.

Botswana was rich in diamonds, Ghana in cocoa and gold, Morocco in phosphates. There were many countries I was eager to visit and revisit, such as Zambia, with its emeralds and copper, and Cameroon, awash in oil. I could not wait to visit

money is the lance, not the grail

I have learned that when you've done your homework, once you recognize that supply and demand are totally out of whack, and you make your move, you are definitely going to get very lucky.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

Money is usually attracted, not pursued.

Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

manageable problem. "If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this fact, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.