Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.
They are so busy knocking that they do not notice that the door is open!
What an excellent horse do they lose, for want of address and boldness to manage him! … I could manage this horse better than others do.
Opportunity, n. A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
Youth, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer.
When I want something to happen — or not happen — I begin to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid. I found the opportunity.
I don’t know why one can’t chase two rabbits at the same time, even in the literal sense of those words. If you have the hounds, go ahead and pursue.