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Opportunity

Definition: A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
Number of Quotes: 12

Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only through gambling can we take advantage of them.
Clarence Birdseye

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Demosthenes

A handful of men have become very rich by paying attention to details that most others ignored.
Henry Ford

Opportunities are not offered; they must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and tenacity, determination and courage.
Indira Gandhi

Globalization is an opportunity. Well managed, it will help drive forward efforts to build prosperity and eliminate poverty. Badly managed it will increase the divide between rich and poor.
Peter Hain

Companies that stay ahead of change are ones in which their people see change as something they themselves accomplish and not something that is imposed on them. They see lots of opportunities to take initiative.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Victor Kiam

Companies worry too much about the cost of doing something. They should worry about the cost of not doing it.
Philip Kotler

We sometimes take for granted the freedom and power of independent thought and action. And only after it's been compromised, do we fully realize how fundamental it is to the pursuit of economic opportunity.
Arthur Levitt

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at becoming incompetent.
Laurence J. Peter

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.
Publilius Syrus

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
Publilius Syrus

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