Quotes about Opportunity
Mother Teresa observed, "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
— John Maxwell
Education makes all the difference.
— John Maxwell
Failure is inevitable; learning is optional
— John Maxwell
The only person who avoids failure altogether is the person who never leaves her driveway. So the real issue is not whether you're going to fail. It's whether you're going to fail successfully (profiting from your failure).
— John Maxwell
Life means risk. People who sabotage themselves shouldn't worry about failure as much as they should be concerned about the chances they miss when they don't even try. Speech writer Charles Parnell observed, "Too many people are having what might be called 'near-life experiences.' They go through life bunting, so afraid of failure that they never try to win the big prizes, never knowing the thrill of hitting a home run or even taking a swing at one.
— John Maxwell
Those who fly always first get out on the edge. If you want to seize an opportunity, you must take a risk. If you want to grow, you must make mistakes. If you want to reach your potential, you will have to take chances. If you don't, you will be resigned to a life of mediocrity. The people who don't make mistakes end up working for those who do. And in the end, they often end up regretting the safe life they lived. —
— John Maxwell
Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date
— John Maxwell
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THERE WERE NO LIMITS ON YOUR LIFE?
— John Maxwell
Money is like manure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow.
— John Maxwell
your perception of and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?
— John Maxwell
Sometimes we get to see the miracle. Others times we get to be the miracle.
— John Maxwell
Spend 80 percent of your time on the most promising 20 percent of the potential leaders around you.
— John Maxwell