Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have read more

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.

Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam read more

Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam nosces aptam dimittere noli;
Fronte capillata, post est occasio calva.]

Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories read more

Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem a turned it into an opportunity.

I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.

I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome read more

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting -- a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.

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