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

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

Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.

Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.

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.]

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.

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.

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that read more

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.

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

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