Quotes about opportunity
opportunity thinking optimism
Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different circumstances challenge people to do things they didn't know they could do, and in those times when the outlook appears the worst, we find new reasons for optimism. S. Truett Cathy
opportunity encounters unexpected
Many of the unexpected opportunities we encounter are small but significant.
opportunity unexpected advantage
To take advantage of unexpected opportunities, we must leave ourselves available.
opportunity giving joy
Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expect anything in return.
opportunity association fortune
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline. Saadi
opportunity air breathe
Opportunity never knocks. It hangs thick in the air all around you. You breathe it unthinking, and dissipate it with your sighs. Roy H. Williams
opportunity jail long
I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time… there was opportunity for me to take a stand to express the way I felt about being treated in that manner. I had not planned to get arrested. I had plenty to do without having to end up in jail. But when I had to face that decision, I didn't hesitate to do so because I felt that we had endured that too long. The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became. Rosa Parks
opportunity given
An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
opportunity self limits
The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations. Rosabeth Moss Kanter
opportunity roots evil
Money should never be separated from values. Detached from values it may indeed be the root of all evil. Linked effectively to social purpose it can be the root of opportunity.
opportunity america trials
The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction.
opportunity men careers
Corporate men and women, once divided by striking differences in opportunity for career growth, have come to share career chaos.
opportunity giving people
... people are capable of more than their organizational positions ever give them the tools or the time or the opportunity to demonstrate.
opportunity done threat
Change is a threat when done to me, but an opportunity when done by me.
opportunity night circles
I had an opportunity to be in Frank's [Sinatra] circle, but I couldn't take advantage of it because I couldn't get over how awed I was by him. It was so uncomfortable for me because he meant so much to me, but I just couldn't be myself, so I fled rather than having those great nights hanging out. Ron Perlman
opportunity agency risk
Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities. Susan Rice
opportunity thinking blue
9/11 just seemed to come out of the blue. And there were people asking questions, but then there were no answers. At some point, it just turned into, "We've got to do what we've got to do." And I think those are the moments when you grow, when you get the opportunity to try to figure out, exactly as you said, what price are you paying, and if it's worth that price. Susan Sarandon
opportunity knows
You never know what your opportunities are going to be. Susan Egan
opportunity brotherhood democracy
Im an American. Weve translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and thats getting Americanised. Susan Glaspell
opportunity speak librarian
I take every opportunity I can to speak to librarians. Susan Elizabeth Phillips
opportunity people leaving
I've been lucky to have some great opportunities acting with some great people since leaving Corrie, I have certainly been kept busy since leaving the street!
opportunity thinking drawing
We will be drawing down some troops. If the president wants to try to turn that into the beginning of a success, he actually, I think, has some opportunity. Stuart Rothenberg
opportunity people marketing
Every customer interaction is a marketing opportunity. If you go above and beyond on the customer service side, people are much more likely to recommend you. Stewart Butterfield
opportunity entertainment committed
Mobile entertainment is a huge opportunity. We are committed to mobile just as much as we are to PCs. Robert Glaser
opportunity circles done
The Genius Pattern = Thy will be done with my talents with my circles of influence with the opportunities that are laid out in front of me to bless the world. Robert G. Allen
opportunity people luck
The concept of luck is very straightforward. Some people notice opportunities and others don't. Richard Wiseman
opportunity want-something people
Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something new. They're prepared to take risks and relaxed enough to see the opportunities in the first place.
opportunity people luck
Lucky people create, notice and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives. Being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind.
opportunity excellence quality
He who fails to please in his salutation and address is at once rejected, and never obtains an opportunity of showing his latest excellences or essential qualities. Samuel Johnson
opportunity giving delay
The hour of reformation is always delayed; every delay gives vice another opportunity of fortifying itself by habit.
opportunity tears tasks
To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals; but to alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power: yet the opportunities which every day affords of relieving the most wretched of human beings are overlooked and neglected with equal disregard of policy and goodness.
opportunity interesting risk
In my case, if one out of five opportunities is interesting enough to work on, maybe one in five of those ends up being worth doing. That might be a function of risk. That might be a function of price. There are all the variables. But you have to be constantly sorting and choosing and prioritizing. Sam Zell
opportunity done
Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else. Sam Walton