It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be read more

It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards. -Unknown.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards. -Unknown.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you
hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you
hold well.

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, read more

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living in the present not the read more

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living in the present not the past

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

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

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

The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an read more

The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an anvil chorus on every man's door,
and then lays for the owner around the corner with a club. The
world is in sore need of men who can do things. Indeed, cases
can easily be recalled by every one where Opportunity actually
smashed in the door and collared her candidate and dragged him
forth to success. These cases are exceptional, usually you have
to meet Opportunity half-way. But the only place where you can
get away from Opportunity is to lie down and die. Opportunity
does not trouble dead men, or dead ones who flatter themselves
that they are alive.

Some people expect the door of opportunity to be opened with an electric eye.

Some people expect the door of opportunity to be opened with an electric eye.