Success Quote by Richard M. DeVos

The line sells optimism with the calm authority of someone who spent a lifetime turning aspiration into a business plan. DeVos doesn’t romanticize the dream; he bureaucratizes it. “Give it a chance” shifts the work from destiny to decision, implying that failure often isn’t tragedy so much as neglect. The phrasing is gentle, almost parental, but the subtext is disciplined: stop waiting for permission, stop treating your ambition like a fragile secret, put it into the world where it can be tested.

Coming from a businessman who co-founded Amway, the quote carries the DNA of American entrepreneurial culture: self-starting, forward motion, opportunity as something you activate. It’s motivational, yes, but also quietly prescriptive. The “dream” here isn’t a surreal wish; it’s a marketable goal. A dream deserves a “chance” the way a product deserves a launch: through repetition, investment, and a tolerance for awkward early versions.

There’s also a moral frame embedded in the sentence. If the dream doesn’t happen, the blame tilts inward. That’s empowering when you’re stuck, and brutal when circumstances are real barriers. DeVos’s world rewarded initiative and salesmanship; the quote asks readers to adopt that posture, to treat their own hope as something they’re responsible for stewarding.

It works because it lowers the stakes. Not “make it happen,” not “never give up,” just grant it a chance. That’s an invitation to act without demanding certainty.