Quotes about Opportunity

You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.

I]f thou loiter when thou shouldst labour, thou wilt lose the crown. O fall to work then speedily and seriously, and bless God that thou hast yet time to do it; and though that which is past cannot be recalled, yet redeem the time now by doubling thy diligence (260).

Alert expectancy. What an exciting way to look at things! Our faith in Christ gives us the opportunity to live in a state of alert expectancy; patiently waiting for what God will do next. People who choose this path will one day look back in amazement at what God did.

the Twelve Steps, however, believes that sin and failure are, in fact, the setting and opportunity for the transformation and enlightenment of the offender

What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

As Mary Oliver puts it, "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

See a flame in a spark, a tree in a seed. See great things in little beginnings.

Possibilitas tua mensura tua'(What is possible to you is what you will be measured by).

If God only used perfect people, nohting would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.

Every day is an important day, and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God.

His plan involves far more than the few decades you will spend on this planet. It's more than "the opportunity of a lifetime"; God offers you an opportunity beyond your lifetime. The Bible says, "[God's] plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally."7

Most people think of "vision" as the ability to see the future. But in today's rapidly changing world, vision is also the ability to accurately assess current changes and take advantage of them. Vision is being alert to opportunities.