Opportunity Quotes

“If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the new stand side by side, and admit of being compared; when the energies of all men are searched by fear and by hope; when the historic glories of the old can be compensated by the rich possibilities of the new era?”

“The days come and go but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.”

“Every wall is a door.”

“If money go before, all ways do lie open.”

“Make use of time, let not advantage slip;Beauty within itself should not be wasted:Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their primeRot and consume themselves in little time.”

“Everything good is on the highway.”

“Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.”

“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.”

“The great majority of men are bundles of beginnings”

“You are an alchemist; make gold of that.”

“I had a feeling once about mathematics - that I saw it all... but it was after dinner and I let it go.”

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

“Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you've been given the door with open.”

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.”

“Passion lends them power, time means to meet, tempering extremities with extremes sweet.”

“We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?”

“We must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.”

“During their lifetimes, every man and woman will stumble across a great opportunity. Sadly, most of them will simply pick themselves up, dust themselves down and carry on as if nothing ever happened.”

“With opportunity comes responsibility.”

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you Don't go back to sleep! You must ask for what you really want. Don't go back to sleep! People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch, The door is round and open Don't go back to sleep!”

“In delay there lies no plenty.”

“Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed.”

“A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.”

“We miss 100 percent of the sales we don’t ask for.”