Quotes about opportunity
opportunity reality deeds
Every one may know that to will and not to do, when there is opportunity, is in reality not to will; and that to love what is good and not to do it, when it is possible, is in reality not to love it. Will, which stops short of action, and love, which does not do the good that is loved, is a mere thought separate from will and love, which vanishes and comes to nothing. Emanuel Swedenborg
opportunity people covering
Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong. Elliott Erwitt
opportunity feet sick
We do not look for reason for logic in the passionate entreaties of those who are sick unto death; we are stung with the recollection of a thousand slighted opportunities of fulfilling the wishes of those who will soon pass away from among us: and do they ask us for the future happiness of our lives, we lay it at their feet, and will it away from us. Elizabeth Gaskell
opportunity inclination
Opportunities are not often wanting where inclination goes before ... Elizabeth Gaskell
opportunity numbers trying
When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through. Elizabeth Gilbert
opportunity destiny interesting
I'd learned enough from life's experiences to understand that destiny's interventions can sometimes be read as invitation for us to address and even surmount our biggest fears. It doesn't take a great genius to recognize that when you are pushed by circumstance to do the one thing you have always most specifically loathed and feared, this can be, at the very least, an interesting growth opportunity. Elizabeth Gilbert
opportunity las-vegas years
Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent. Elisabeth Shue
opportunity our-love deprivation
Instead of looking at difficulties as deprivations, we can learn to recognize them as opportunities for deepening and widening our love. Eknath Easwaran
opportunity thinking decision
There are a lot of decisions we pass up on because we think, "You know what? That's just going to build - you know, maybe that's going to build me and not build the ministry and what I'm trying to do." So we pass up on a lot of opportunities. Joel Osteen
opportunity favors promotion
If you will keep being your best right where you are, you will come into more favor, promotion and opportunity than you ever imagined. Joel Osteen
opportunity missing path
You don't know why God has put that person in your path. It's not a coincidence. He's strategically lined up every person, every detail and every step of your life. Now do your part--don't miss an opportunity to do good for others. Joel Osteen
opportunity people looks
Be a people builder. Look for opportunities to encourage others to bring out the best in them. Joel Osteen
opportunity long bills
To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and Americas long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill. Joe Baca
opportunity equality people
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
opportunity men change-for-the-better
Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He waved his flask around for a moment, then shrugged. ‘They change back. Joe Abercrombie
opportunity law guy
I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up. Joe Arpaio
opportunity departure arafat
Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity. Joe Biden
opportunity president want
You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input. Joe Biden
opportunity men thinking
There is no way I would play guitar like a tour de force like I did in Led Zeppelin. John Bonham, phenomenal drummer, young man with his technique, but do you think he would ever have the opportunity to play like that in another band? Of course he hadn't. Jimmy Page
opportunity thinking use
If we can use our problems and illnesses as opportunities to think about how we can change our lives, we have power. Louise Hay
opportunity challenges come-up
Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up. Louise Hay
opportunity thinking mirrors
What a lot of people don't understand is that when you change your thinking, when you accept different concepts, then life mirrors those for you. If you can get the concept that you're worthy and loveable and that you deserve to have a better life, life starts bringing those opportunities to you, because that's your belief system. Louise Hay
opportunity each-day great-ones
Each day is a new opportunity. I chose to make this day a great one. Louise Hay
opportunity yesterday each-day
Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future. Louise Hay
opportunity thinking giving
Never think you need to apologize for asking someone to give to a worthy cause, any more than as though you were giving him or her an opportunity to participate in a high-grade investment. The duty of giving is as much his or hers as is the duty of asking yours. John D. Rockefeller
opportunity years three
No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too. Lisa Guerrero
opportunity player cups
YOU KNOW AS A PLAYER THAT YOU WON'T HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY IN WORLD CUPS - SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM WHEN YOU CAN. Lionel Messi
opportunity champions-league goal
The truth is that I don't have a favourite goal. I remember important goals more than I do favourite goals, like goals in the Champions League where I had the opportunity to have scored in both finals I have played in. Finals in the World Cup or Copa del Rey are the ones that have stayed with me for longer or that I remember more. Lionel Messi
opportunity ninety-nine best-picture
The best picture has not yet been painted; the greatest poem is still unsung; the mightiest novel remains to be written; the divinest music has not been conceived, even by Bach. In science, probably ninety-nine percent of the knowable has not yet been discovered. Lincoln Steffens
opportunity men endless-opportunities
Man seldom questions the fact that ugliness and evil are to be found in the world. But he's never as ready to accept that life also offers unlimited beauty and potential for joy as well as endless opportunities for pleasure. Leo Buscaglia
opportunity giving-love unlimited
When it comes to giving love, the opportunities are unlimited, and we are all gifted. Leo Buscaglia
opportunity light views
Competition can be viewed in two ways. It can be viewed in a negative light and be seen as destructive, but one can also have the view that it is competition that drives people and institutions to higher and higher levels of excellence and, therefore, to more and more opportunity. Lee R. Raymond
opportunity want way
The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that. Lawrence Kasdan