A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
They who know how to employ opportunities will often find that they can create them; and what we can achieve depends less on the amount of time we possess than on the use we make of our time. John Stuart Mill
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. William James
Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Sun Tzu
There is no security on this Earth; there is only opportunity. Douglas MacArthur
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. John D. Rockefeller
If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd. Edward De Bono
It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. Eric Hoffer
No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. All the opportunities in the world are waiting to be grasped by people who are in love with what they’re doing. Samuel Goldwyn
Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them. Samuel Smiles
The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it. Roger Babson
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost. Quintilian
When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Alexander Graham Bell
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage. Benjamin Disraeli
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire. Brian Tracy
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen. Wayne Dyer
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Demosthenes
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities – brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. John W Gardner