Opportunity is a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. And opportunities are coming to you more often than you realize. So, you should learn to be more prepared for the opportunities that are coming your way. Inspirational opportunity quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
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Most Famous Opportunity Quotes
Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. Henry Ford
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word crisis. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger but recognize the opportunity. John F. Kennedy
When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge every adversity contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth. Roy T. Bennett
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door. Emily Dickinson
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life. Roy T. Bennett
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. Jameela Jamil
Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world. John Burroughs
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. John D. Rockefeller
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. Mark Zuckerberg
How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it. Paulo Coelho
Decide what you want, and then act as if it were impossible to fail. Brian Tracy
We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison
The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure. Stephen Richards
Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities. Roy T. Bennett
When written in Chinese, the Word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward. Hillary Clinton
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. Jane Austen
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. Douglas MacArthur
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment that which they cannot anticipate. Sun Tzu
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Victor Kiam
I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stunned by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, Hi. They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word. Augusten Burroughs
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. Tom Peters
Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. Henry Ford
When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it. Eddie Kennison
I will prepare and some day my chance will come. Abraham Lincoln
Most people miss Opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops. Stephen Jay Gould
Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It’s your move. Tony Robbins
When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you. Stephen Richards
It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity. Cesar Chavez
Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you. Mandy Hale
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. Boris Pasternak
Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back. I’m telling you. Matthew Quick
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes then learn how to do it later. Richard Branson
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. Edith Lovejoy Pierce
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. John D. Rockefeller
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear. Oprah Winfrey
As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big. Donald Trump
Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared. Idowu Koyenikan
Ability is of little account without opportunity. Lucille Ball
Friendship is selfless love, care, respect, and honor not a profitable opportunity. Santosh Kalwar
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. Ann Landers
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Alexander Graham Bell
The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice. Gloria Estefan
Our way of thinking creates good or bad outcomes. Stephen Richards
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. William Arthur Ward
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes then learn how to do it later! Richard Branson
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door. Emily Dickinson
Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty. Thomas S. Monson
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team. Benjamin Franklin
There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow. Aaron Lauritsen
Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back I’m telling you. Matthew Quick
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can, there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did. Sarah Caldwell
Don’t wait for the right opportunity create it. George Bernard Shaw
Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today. Tim Fargo
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. Roger Von Oech
I speak not for myself but for those without voice those who have fought for their rights their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated. Malala Yousafzai
Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth. Archimedes
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. Bruce Lee
How would your life be different if You didn’t allow yourself to be defined by your past? Let today be the day You stop letting your history interfere with your destiny and awaken to the opportunity to release your greatest self. Steve Maraboli
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Those who don’t jump will never fly. Leena Ahmad Almashat
Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems. Sun Tzu
When you fail, that is when you get closer to success. Stephen Richards
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Bobby Unser
Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities. Patti Roberts
To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings. Rosabeth Moss Kanter
You can have it all, just not all at the same time. Betty Friedan
America is another name for opportunity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Richie Norton
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett
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. Boris Pasternak
I will prepare and some day my chance will come. Abraham Lincoln
Sky is not a limit for me; because I have no limit for myself in life. Because life is a world full of risk taking and possibilities. No matter how hard or easy life is; I will always find a way to enjoy myself; even in the mist of circumstances; because problems is a sense of adventure in sheep’s clothing. Temitope Owosela
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” Peter Drucker
It’s not a competition, it’s a doorway. Mary Oliver
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. Benjamin Franklin
There always comes a time in life where you can either give up or step up. Graeme Rodaughan
What’s important for my daughter to know is that if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well. Kamala Harris
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it. Julie Andrews Edwards
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. Herbert Hoover
Pursuing your passions makes you more interesting, and interesting people are enchanting. Guy Kawasaki
Once you can clarify your unique vision for the end goal comfort, happiness, security, etc. you can get started on the path toward the reality of success. Curtis L. Jenkins
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Alexander Graham Bell
Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. George S. Clason
Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them. Jim Carrey
If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it. Captain Jack Sparrow
