Quotes about Opportunity
A rising tide (in the economy) lifts all boats.
- John F. Kennedy
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.
- George Eliot
There is no gambling like politics. Nothing in which the power of circumstance is more evident.
- Benjamin Disraeli
I am the one person who can truthfully say, I got my job through the New York Times.
- John F. Kennedy
That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)
- Thomas Jefferson
When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.
- Abraham Lincoln
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
- Wayne Gretzky
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
- Oprah Winfrey
Your greatness is measured by your horizons.
- Michelangelo
Become a possibilitarian. No matter 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
Don't focus on what's wrong. Things may not be perfect, but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day. Live each day like it could be your last.
- Joel Osteen