Quotes About Opportunism

Everybody tries to take a tragedy and turn it to their own political purposes, and it's both sides.

In a mahagathabandhan, who will use whom and who will trip whom is not clear.

I believed I paved the way for Donald Trump. I brought ridiculousness to politics and he saw an opening and just jumped on in there.

...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune.

I'm not above acting like a seal every once in a while and waiting for the next fish, I just don't want to do it all the time.

Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

You have to be careful of social climbers. There are a lot of potholes out there.

Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, frankly, opportunism.

What did I get in return? Coldness and emotional detachment. You are selfish and bitter and you wouldn't know a good thing if it fell out of the sky at your feet.

I wasn't a party apparatchik. I think too many of today's people in both parties come forward, university, 'What party will I join? Oh, yes, I know somebody here. I might get a job working for this member or for that shadow minister or minister.'

the Communist universe: it gravitates towards stability and harmony and peace and order on the poles of an opportunism that is completely irresponsible and erratic. Its only law is, it will do whatever seems to be profitable to itself at the moment.

for those ascending the social ladder, other people are only rungs. And this is a town of climbers." (page 237)

That isn't always enough. I had written a piece for the Wall Street Journal's weekly column called the Manager's Journal. The editor liked the piece but kept pushing it back so he could publish other pieces that were timelier. So I began to rewrite the intros to my piece each week to relate to something that was in the news at the time. In short order, the article finally saw the light of day.

Over and over again in the study of the history of life it appears that what can happen does happen. There is little suggestion that what occurs must occur, that it was fated or that it follows some fixed plan, except simply as the expansion of life follows the opportunities that are presented. In this sense, an outstanding characteristic of evolution is its opportunism.["Meaning of Evolution," 1949, p. 160.]

A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage.

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.

Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.

Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war.

Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

Yes, if something good is offered in any language, I will do it.

Recall that Fat Tony was in favor of just "making a buck" as opposed to being "proven right.

People who are employees for a living don't behave so opportunistically.