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Quotes About Opportunity

People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism, in such cases is stronger than the DESIRE for success.
~ Napoleon Hill
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
~ Tacitus
That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.
~ Adam Smith
Success is not a doorway, it's a stairway.
~ Dottie Walters
Success is not a secret that is hidden from you.Success is a habit that is readily avaiable to you.
~ Ralph Marston
Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility.
~ Dale Dauten
Success sometimes may be defined as a disaster put on hold. Qualified. Has to be.
~ Nadine Gordimer, Get a Life
Most entrepreneurs will admit luck plays a part in success.
~ Richard Branson
I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.
~ Mark Cuban
Success is beautiful and dangerous.
~ Robin Sharma
It [success] is really by mistake.
~ Ai Weiwei
This is our chance to build a Britain where everyone benefits from the success of the economy.
~ Boris Johnson
Moving forward is not based upon your past; your future is exclusively determined by the decisions you make now, in this moment.
~ Mike Michalowicz
It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.
~ Martha Stewart
Instead of Criticizing Someone's Success, Why Not Learn Something Valuable from It?
~ Ernie J Zelinski
I saw what luck and success I had as an opportunity to twist it up and do something different, so I've always sought out different genres and different kinds of characters.
~ Harrison Ford
If the current is right, one can drift to success.
~ Mason Cooley
I am inspired by the success of those that came to LA around the time that I started.
~ Tone Bell
Power is something that is not really visible. Some people have the power to rise above circumstance. Sociological factors and DNA are not all that determine success. It is power.
~ Frederick Lenz
The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all other moments.
~ Nhat Hanh
Success is like Halley's comet, you know. Every now and then it just comes around.
~ Ross Perot
Ordinary People Attain Extraordinary Success - You Can Too!
~ Ernie J Zelinski
You can't forget about luck. There is nothing in life that says if you're great and unique that you're going to have success financially.
~ Chris Metzler
As for how I feel about any success I've had, I just feel extremely lucky. Writing is a tough racket, and there are a lot of writers out there better than me who can't seem to catch a break.
~ Donald Ray Pollock