Every entrepreneur faces an uphill battle at some point in their career. There will be times when it feels like you’re the only one fighting and every other person is against you. But if you stay strong and keep your focus on your goals, you’ll eventually reach the top. These opportunity quotes compiled by Entrepreneur will help to motivate and inspire you during those tough times.
The best opportunity quotes
1. Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain. — Niccolò Machiavelli
2. Opportunity plays a big role in having success — Sunday Adelaja
3. When you are focused on what you’re doing, you are not going to miss the next opportunity … it’s more likely that you get more! — Stephen Richards
4. We are all given equal opportunity to learn new things. We just have to be determined and persistent. — Val Irvin Mabayo
5. Rather than bridging the gap between the parties, he makes ‘bridge to nowhere’ proposals. disappointing. a missed opportunity to lead. — Mitt Romney
6. In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem–cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn’t change policy. — Stephen Hawking
7. Challenges bring opportunity for growth. — Theresa Larsen, Cutting the Soul: A journey into the mental illness of a teenager through the eyes of his mother
8. Wherever there are wild animals in the world, there is always an opportunity for caring, compassion and kindness. — Paul Oxton
9. Every moment offers a great opportunity to write. — Rob Bignell, Editor, Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers
10. The gift within every gift is always opportunity. — Steindl Rast David
11. The magic happens when you find the sweet spot where your genuine interests, skills, and opportunity intersect. — Scott Belsky
12. Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability…. We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation. — Thomas A. Edison
13. I wanted to just rock out, that’s what i practice in at home, and so having an opportunity to do that here, you see a lot of guys do it. — tiger woods
14. Democracy, if it is reasonable, limits itself to giving everyone an equal opportunity to compete and to obtain. — Napoleon Bonaparte
15. If you stay ready, there’s no need to get ready when an opportunity presents itself. — Maxine Phillips
16. Bullets do not discriminate. They are equal–opportunity projectiles. — Peter Duysings, Turbulent Waters
17. The stranger is not a threat but an opportunity to grow in my view of reality, to grow in my own sense of possibility — Parker J. Palmer
18. If YOU CHOKE YOUR POTENTIAL BEFORE IT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A POSSIBILITY YOU WILL NEVER REACH YOUR DESTINY — Mo Stegall
19. We have a moral obligation to make sure the people who are being required to work have the opportunity to work. We must make sure the jobs are there. — William J. Clinton
20. The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle–income students. — Ron Lewis
21. Every person you meet–and everything you do in life–is an opportunity to learn something. — Tom Clancy
22. We have the opportunity to provide the first FDA reviewed and approved over–the–counter option that can help people lose weight and make changes to their lifestyle and diet. — Steve Burton
23. Goals happen to be restrictive to me. Goals can cause me to maybe miss out or make a wrong decision on an opportunity that pops up. — Rush Limbaugh
24. The Leadership Training Institute of America is a cultural think tank providing training and opportunity in leadership development and cultural dynamics. — Michael Burgess
25. This is why we all fight so hard. Not just for the vote, but for an equal opportunity in the world. — Sharon Biggs Waller, A Mad, Wicked Folly
26. You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there’s a big photo opportunity for a really good cause. — Russell Baker
27. Nervousness kill us… because we think we have only one opportunity that is in the Present and we don’t think about the future! We loose our balance. — Vikram Roy
28. True friendship is always a sweet responsible, never an opportunity. — William Shakespeare
29. Mines are equal opportunity weapons. — Saddam Hussein
30. The particulars of life do not matter to the artist — they merely provide him with the opportunity to lay bare his genius.
31. He never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity — Van Jones
32. The more privilege you have, the more opportunity you have. The more opportunity you have, the more responsibility you have. — Noam Chomsky
33. Don’t shoot for something unattainable–completely outside of your nature or opportunity. — Michael Johnson
34. I thInk It’s pretty equal opportunIty. I was annoyed wIth a male reporter thIs mornIng. I wIll have to get better at holdIng my tongue and holdIng my temper. — Ron Paul
35. Every opportunity I got, I took it as a learning experience. — Satya Nadella
36. Cancer Is an opportunity to sit down and look into yourself and find the answers. Yes, it’s serious, but it’s not the end–all. — Melissa Etheridge
37. If you give people the opportunity to do the right thing, you’ll rarely be disappointed. — Pierre Omidyar
38. I am excited by the opportunity to join such an extraordinary group of athletes and be a part of the ‘Lucha Underground’ family. — Rey Mysterio
39. There is no security in life, only opportunity. — Mark Twain
40. It’s worrying to think more than half the world’s population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives. — Richard Branson
41. I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it’s my first time and my last time. — Misty Copeland
42. When life gives you the opportunity to check off a thing on the bucket list, you have to check them. — Ryan Tedder
43. When you make a commitment to live a life of bliss, everyday is an opportunity to live the dream awake. — Tia Walker
44. Some men don’t have the opportunity to be the type of father they need to be, and I hope my example teaches them to step up. — Marvin Sapp
45. No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
46. They [U.S. soldiers] are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan. — Sarah Palin
47. I collect puppet stuff. I have a puppet workshop in my garage. I was looking for any opportunity to be able to get very creatively involved in that world. — Neil Patrick Harris
48. We will take this opportunity to talk about our bilateral relations and to discuss the situation in the region. — Vladimir Putin
49. I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. — Patrick Henry
50. With every challenge you face, there is an opportunity hidden that will lead you towards the path of wealth and abundance. — Stephen Richards, Be First: Achieve Every Dream
Conclusion
Opportunity is everywhere, and it is up to us to make the most of it. Life is full of chances, and it is up to us to take advantage of them. There are times when we have to take risks and make decisions that may not always be comfortable, but that can lead to amazing rewards in the end. Opportunities will come and go, but it is up to us to make the most of them when they arise. Life is short so make the most of every opportunity that comes your way!
