Quotes and sayings about Opportunities

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity"

"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us"

"It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get"

"As we enjoy great adventures from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by an invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously."

"When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it."

"Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand."

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations"

"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity."

"Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter."

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity."

"What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity."

"You can look at the situation and feel victimized. Or you can look at it and be excited about conquering the challenges and opportunities it presents."

"Every twist and turn in life is an opportunity to learn something new about yourself, your interests, your talents, and how to set and then achieve goals."

"Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death."

"Opportunities and success are not something you go after necessarily but something you attract by becoming an attractive person."

"If you have the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed."

"Jump at opportunities to take on responsibilities. People should try new things, that's how to grow."

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

"Opportunities do not come with their values stamped upon them. Everyone must be challenged. A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us."

"Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs."

"Pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity."

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door"

"Every wall is a door."

"Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change."

"At various points in your careers, you will be called to take a risk. And I think you will find, as I have found, those will be the times of your greatest opportunities."

"Be a magnet that draws opportunity. Paint brilliant thoughts and actions. Mirror success."

"Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems."

"People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully."

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work"

"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

"Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move."

"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."