Quotes About Opportunity

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

It's the right idea, but not the right time.

There is no doubt of course that poverty develops much that is precious in life, not talent or genius alone, but valuable qualities of character. But it does vastly more harm than good. Whenever a man succeeds in spite of poverty we recognize the wonder and eagerly give it acclaim. But the failures resulting from poverty we pass over. Indeed, they are so common as to be almost uninteresting. We speak of them by the bulk.

That which doesn't kill us will only try harder next time, so you might as well make the most of the space in between.

Luck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid.

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.

We began to circle each other, looking for a tsuki, a gap in concentration, that would permit an attack.

With people who are young and aren't scared you can do lots.

They say everything in the world is good for something.

We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

But almost from the beginning, Vallee's special ability as a talent scout came to the fore. He plucked Alice Faye out of the chorus in George White's Scandals and sent her to vocal and film stardom. He found Frances Langford singing on a small station in Florida. Beatrice Lillie, Milton Berle, and Phil Baker got their first major radio exposure on the Vallee show.

The ways in which we are able to express courage also depend on the hand life deals us.

I've been happy with my life. Also very lucky. I lead two lives - businessman and racer - and it feels like the best of both worlds.

For me, the American promise isn't just an idea or a theory - it's my life story.

Every moment of your life is either a test or a celebration.

Your life is not a dress rehearsal - this is it! It's show time!

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

Potential is the good of life -- action the secret key.

I hoped we never had to realize all the opportunities we missed in this life.

Life should not be measured by time. The only thing that counts is how one uses the time one has.

I've learned that although our dreams may die, if you open yourself up to life, new ones are born.

Where I'm from, life's a gamble, grab the dice/'Fore I leave, pray to God, then I grab my Nikes