Opportunity Quotes

Small: Right-wing media and politicians are looking for any opportunity to be critical of the reporters who are here.
"Right-wing media and politicians are looking for any opportunity to be critical of the reporters who are here. Some reporters make judgments, but that is not my style. I present both sides and report what I see with my own eyes"
Peter Arnett, Journalist
Small: I was just absolutely exhausted. The media said Ive been treated for a nervous breakdown. All that stuff I jus
"I was just absolutely exhausted. The media said I've been treated for a nervous breakdown. All that stuff I just took as people taking the opportunity when you're down to give you a kick"
John Hewson, Politician
Small: If you knew the upward mobility that South Dakotas kids have gotten from the opportunity to intern and to work
"If you knew the upward mobility that South Dakota's kids have gotten from the opportunity to intern and to work and to be employed and to have upward mobility in that company and move on, it's been phenomenal for South Dakota"
Bill Janklow, Politician
Small: I think its very clear that the American people are frustrated with this move toward socialism. And so whether
"I think it's very clear that the American people are frustrated with this move toward socialism. And so whether you're back or white, if you believe that the conservative construct is in the best interest of our future, than you too would be voting with Republicans, and if you had the opportunity to run you'd join us as well"
Tim Scott, Politician
Small: What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we li
"What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities"
Ben Nelson, Politician
Small: We shall probably never attain the power of measuring the velocity of nervous action for we have not the oppor
"We shall probably never attain the power of measuring the velocity of nervous action; for we have not the opportunity of comparing its propagation through immense space, as we have in the case of light"
Johannes P. Muller, Scientist
Small: Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is Gods handwriting
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity
George Bernard Shaw
"Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it
Francis Bacon
"A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity
Publilius Syrus
"While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
Small: We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets
Benjamin Disraeli
"We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes
Benjamin Disraeli
"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
Winston Churchill
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
Small: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
Winston Churchill
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty"
Winston Churchill, Statesman
Small: Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you havent courage, you may not have an opportunity to use
Samuel Johnson
"Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity
Kahlil Gibran
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
Small: When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other re
John F. Kennedy
"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity
Niccolo Machiavelli
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
Small: It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a fri
Margaret Thatcher
"It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend"
Margaret Thatcher, Leader
Small: Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise
Maya Angelou
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise"
Maya Angelou, Poet
Small: For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades a
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poet
Small: Opportunity knocks, but doesnt always answer to its name
"Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name"
Mason Cooley, Writer
Small: Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself it only requires opportunity
George Eliot
"Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity"
George Eliot, Author
Small: If a window of opportunity appears, dont pull down the shade
Tom Peters
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade"
Tom Peters, Businessman
Small: Sometimes failure isnt an opportunity in disguise, its just you
Doug Coupland
"Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you"
Doug Coupland, Author
Small: We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we ca
Dan Quayle
"We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America"
Dan Quayle, Vice President
Small: Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous.
Orison Swett Marden
"Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it"
Orison Swett Marden, Writer
Small: To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence an
Orison Swett Marden
"To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success"
Orison Swett Marden, Writer
Small: Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement
"Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement"
Peter Drucker, Businessman
Small: The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity
"The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity"
Peter Drucker, Businessman
Small: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently
Henry Ford
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently"
Henry Ford, Businessman
Small: A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock
"A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock"
Jay London, Comedian
Small: No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if on
William James
"No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better"
William James, Philosopher
Small: Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stabil
Ho Chi Minh
"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability"
Ho Chi Minh, Revolutionary
Small: The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that dis
"The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people"
Mark Hatfield, Politician
Small: I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people
Marc Garneau
"I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: Ill tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think Ive been actually given a daily opportunity t
Mel Gibson
"I'll tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think I've been actually given a daily opportunity to practice that, and it's - it's - and I know that that sounds almost like a backhanded slap, and it is in a way because I haven't been successful at it every day"
Mel Gibson, Actor
Small: By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses
Paris Hilton
"By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses"
Paris Hilton, Celebrity
Small: Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opp
"Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful"
Margaret Mead, Scientist
Small: It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was
"It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people"
Joe Baca, Politician