Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.
Gary Ryan Blair

The cool part of being an entertainer is getting the opportunity to get your feet wet in all areas.
Paula Abdul

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.
Jimmy Buffett

Opportunity makes a thief.
Francis Bacon

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.
Francis Bacon

Healing in a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
Hippocrates

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk

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

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every individual of the social order should be given unlimited opportunity to make the most of himself.
Carter G. Woodson

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.
Franz Kafka

Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one.
Mike Krzyzewski

Opportunity ideas do not lie around waiting to be discovered. Such ideas need to be produced.
Edward de Bono

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

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Darrell Royal

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.
Samuel L. Jackson

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.
Robert Kiyosaki

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

We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.
Dan Quayle

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Benjamin Disraeli