Welcome to our collection of Opportunity Quotes! Here, we’ve gathered a diverse range of insightful and motivational quotes about seizing opportunities, embracing change, and making the most out of life’s chances. Whether you’re seeking inspiration to embark on a new venture, overcome obstacles, or simply looking for words of wisdom to boost your spirit, you’ll find a wealth of thought-provoking quotes on this page.
Opportunities are the gateways to personal and professional growth, and these quotes capture the essence of why they matter so much. They remind us that life is full of moments waiting to be embraced, that success often hinges on recognizing and acting upon the right moments, and that growth is a continuous journey filled with chances to learn and evolve. So, read on and discover a treasure trove of opportunity quotes that you can use to motivate yourself, share with others, or even enhance with stylish fonts for a more impactful presentation. Let these quotes inspire you to seize the opportunities that come your way and shape your future. Enjoy the wisdom that follows, and let’s begin our journey of empowerment and enlightenment
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else – our time, our love, our resources. S. Truett Cathy
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. Mwai Kibaki
Some of our important choices have a time line. If we delay a decision, the opportunity is gone forever. Sometimes our doubts keep us from making a choice that involves change. Thus an opportunity may be missed. James E. Faust
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan
When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Bobby Unser
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. Seneca
Golf is a game with morals. There’s always an opportunity to be a scoundrel. That’s why it’s a gentleman’s game. Katt Williams
If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you. Simon Sinek
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces. Niccolo Machiavelli
We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young. Gordon B. Hinckley
Look at the sky; remind yourself of the cosmos. Seek vastness at every opportunity in order to see the smallness of yourself. Matt Haig
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. Nolan Ryan
I’ve had the opportunity to work with so many great directors. Different styles, as well, like Gus Van Sant. He just does the casting and the milieu and let’s you do your thing, quietly. Bertolucci, who can talk to you about your internal world in quite a creative way or just say, ‘Well, put your hand over here.’ Keanu Reeves
You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready. Bruno Mars
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it. Viktor E. Frankl
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. Abraham Lincoln
For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. Kobe Bryant
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don’t appreciate the moment until it’s passed. Kanye West
Once you put everything in the right perspective, even bad times can be an opportunity to refresh your appetite, your desire. Alex Zanardi
Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be. Daniel J. Boorstin
The American dream comes from opportunity. The opportunity comes from our founding principles, our core values that’s held together and protected by the Constitution. Those ideas are neither Republican, Democrat, conservative, liberal, white, or black. Those are American ideologies. Ted Yoho
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. Kyle Chandler
The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car… a teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result they get little. Ben Sweetland
Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us – a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead. David Cameron
The fact is: It’s true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it. Christopher Hitchens
Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent. David Rockwell
Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. Kristin Armstrong
Opportunity knocks only once. You never know if you’ll get another opportunity. Leon Spinks
The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed. Tammy Duckworth
Opportunity makes a thief. Francis Bacon
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel
Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people’s participation and E for equality. Narendra Modi
Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation. Ernie Fletcher
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others. Samuel Johnson
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. William Pollard
Everyone has something to contribute to this world. It’s just a matter of being given that opportunity to do so. Grace Hightower
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. Tom Peters
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. Dolores Huerta
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle
Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality. Eliyahu Goldratt
It’s all about hustling, whether it’s in Boston or the film industry. I’ve been hustling my entire life – acting my way into trouble and acting my way back out again. I’m just fortunate to have had the opportunity to apply it in a different direction. Mark Wahlberg
Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain. L. Lionel Kendrick
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people. Jim Rohn
I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that. Gillian Anderson
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear. Oprah Winfrey
Don’t get too comfortable with who you are at any given time – you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be. Jon Bon Jovi
I believe in God, who made of one blood all nations that on earth do dwell. I believe that all men, black and brown and white, are brothers, varying through time and opportunity, in form and gift and feature, but differing in no essential particular, and alike in soul and the possibility of infinite development. W. E. B. Du Bois
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability. Sandra Day O’Connor
Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability. Ho Chi Minh
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. Douglas MacArthur
If I don’t die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow. Eddie Murphy
Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future. Ed Markey
Opportunity knocked. My doorman threw him out. Adrienne Gusoff
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison
If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them. Jack Welch
A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. Confucius
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers
I’m doing things that feel good to my soul. I’ve had plenty opportunity to do other things, but it didn’t feel right, and it wasn’t right. And if it feels like work, then it’s work. But if you have that opportunity to do what you love, and you can make a living out of it, then that’s a blessing and I never take that for granted. Xzibit
I speak not for myself but for those without voice… those who have fought for their rights… their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated. Malala Yousafzai
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen. Wayne Dyer
Absolutely, I think every day is a new day, every day is a new opportunity, and every day is a new chance. Jennifer Winget
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford
You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity. Billy Butler
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. John D. Rockefeller
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. Peter Drucker
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. Khalil Gibran
Wherever there’s opportunity, the mafia will be there. Johnny Kelly
Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life – like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth – they all have big opportunity costs. Mark Manson
Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin. Victor Kiam
I was extremely honoured and privileged to have had the opportunity to visit Oxford University. It was a great experience to share personal anecdotes from my career and my journey and to indulge in a fun interactive session with the students there. Sanya Malhotra
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity. Lewis Grizzard
People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don’t believe globalisation is bad. It’s criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity. Tadashi Yanai
Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who’s looking back at you. And you can only do that if you’re being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life. Aaron Rodgers
Don’t hope someone gives you an opportunity: create one for yourself. Shannon Sharpe
Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff. Boris Johnson
The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective – people who know to see a problem as an opportunity. Deepak Chopra
So if people have an opportunity for a decent job, a decent education, a decent health care system and security, I know that forceful migration will be reduced to zero. Nayib Bukele
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. John Burroughs
We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors. Lyndon B. Johnson
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Napoleon Hill
Inside of every problem lies an opportunity. Robert Kiyosaki
Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time. Abbas Kiarostami
Football is great because you always have another opportunity to change history. Ronaldo
Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more. Jonas Salk
I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one. Mark Twain
Advertisers now have a highly targeted opportunity for aligning their brands alongside the entertainment experience people are enjoying on YouTube. Chad Hurley
So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. Florence Nightingale
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. Hippocrates
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. Harry S Truman
Ability is nothing without opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte
Social media is something of a double-edged sword. At its best, social media offers unprecedented opportunities for marginalized people to speak and bring much needed attention to the issues they face. At its worst, social media also offers ‘everyone’ an unprecedented opportunity to share in collective outrage without reflection. Roxane Gay
The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity. J. R. R. Tolkien
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. Charles M. Schulz
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. Albert Einstein
