Quotes about Opportunity
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.
— LeBron James
Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.
— Peter Drucker
And every job that I had was a stepping stone to my next job and I never quit my job until I had my next job. And so opportunities look a lot like work.
— Ashton Kutcher
I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.
— Lady Gaga
Choose action, not rest. Choose the good in life in all things, and choose the opportunity as well as the chance to work when springtime smiles on your face.
— Jim Rohn
Look at each day as a chance to invest life into life. A chance to share your experience and deposit it into someone else's conscience. Each day is a chance to work miracles in the lives of others.
— Jim Rohn
I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
— Sheryl Sandberg
Chance does not work. Only choice will work. Your choice!
— Earl Nightingale
If there is unemployment in America, it is because the unemployed do not want to work.
— Henry Ford
There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.
— Mark Cuban