Opportunity Quotes

Enjoy these short inspirational opportunity quotes. Opportunities are presented to us at different times in our life. What we do with the opportunity is a choice we all need to make. We sometimes grab on to it, and, other times we fail to even recognize the opportunity. May these inspirational quotes on opportunity give you food for thought. Encouragement is here to take the opportunities presented to you, and if none are presented, then make you own!

"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone." Orison Swett Marden

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

"Opportunities are seldom labeled." John A. Shedd

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." Sun Tzu

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." Demosthenes

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein

"Indecision is the thief of opportunity." Jim Rohn

"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions." Benjamin Franklin

"There is no security on this earth, only opportunity." Douglas MacArthur

"Viewing change as an opportunity, not as a threat." Catherine Pulsifer, Life is The Way It Is!

"Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob." Lily Taylor

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Milton Berle

"Always remember that even during the hardest of times there are lessons to be learned, and through those lessons we have an opportunity to strengthen our spirit." Josh Hinds

"No great man ever complains of want of opportunity." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The innovation point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams." W. Arthur Porter

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

"Preparation for success enables you to take advantage of opportunities when they are available." Catherine Pulsifer, Preparation Equals Success

"In each problem lies an opportunity to make better, to resolve, or to commence positive change." Byron Pulsifer, Blessings Abundance

"Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests." Brian Tracy

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famous quotes about opportunity

"So often, I have seen people waste energy by moaning and groaning about a problem. Yet, if they just realigned their attitude and focused on the solution or on the opportunity, the challenge would not seem as big as they think it is." Catherine Pulsifer, My Story

"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity." John D. Rockefeller, Jr

"You create your opportunities by asking for them." Shakti Gawain

"If we encounter problems, we can either succumb to it, or we can treat it as an opportunity to become stronger and to become better individuals. Winners would always treat their dilemmas as opportunities." Michael Lee

"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." Anthony Robbins

"Money-saving opportunities abound for those who are able to see potential in unlikely objects." Cyndi Roberts

"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." Barbara Bush

"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." Bob Feller

"As I was watching this film it reminded me of how powerful it is having the opportunity to understand other people. We have this opportunity in our lives every day and yet how many of us take up the opportunity." Wendy Hearn

"If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd." Edward de Bono

"Become a possibilitarian. No mater how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities-always see them for they're always there." Norman Vincent Peale

"Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement." Author Unknown, from Be Thankful

"Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along." Hugh Allen

"No matter what happens in our life we should always be looking for the opportunity. If you get knocked down - get back up - look for the opportunity take action." Ann Jewels, Much More To Aspire

"Reinforce your coping mechanisms by viewing change as an opportunity, not as a threat." Catherine Pulsifer, Life is The Way It Is

"A university degree was the first stepping-stone, followed by a graduate degree that would land me a significant job with a steady paycheck, stability, and the opportunity to acquire what I thought I had missed as a child." Byron Pulsifer, Simpler Life Everyday

"If your perception of a problem is an opportunity to discover, to resolve, to move ahead, then you'll be able to tackle each problem headlong without hesitation." Byron Pulsifer, Perception Is Everything

"Don't let challenges upset you or cause you stress. You can look at challenges as opportunities to do your best, or you can allow challenges to create stress in your life." Catherine Pulsifer, Does It Really Matter

"We can choose to see blessings where the world would have us see only tragedy or regret. Instead of surrendering our aliveness, we find renewed courage and new opportunities to serve humanity." Steve Brunkhorst, When Dreams Get Shattered

"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it." Mother Teresa, Life Is

"Setting goals and taking action can result in less stress in your life. It prepares you for other opportunities. It gives you a focus on the future rather than being stuck where you are." Catherine Pulsifer, Words Without Actions

"If you accept failure as an opportunity to learn, it will change your whole perspective." Catherine Pulsifer, from My Story

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." Harry Truman

"The follies which a man regrets most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity." Helen Rowland

"Opportunities are seldom labeled. That's why you have to learn what they look like and how to seize them." John C. Maxwell, Your Road Map For Success

"No matter how successful you are today, don't get complacent." John C. Maxwell, Your Road Map For Success