In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
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In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
During their lifetimes, every man and woman will stumble across a great opportunity. Sadly, most of them will simply pick themselves up, dust themselves down and carry on as if nothing ever happened.
Become aware, awake. Then you will see that everything comes and goes, all things come and pass. Life is a flux. Your consciousness is the only thing that is immovable, that is eternal. To attain it is freedom. To attain it is the goal of life. If you miss it you have missed your life and you have missed a tremendously great gift, a great opportunity.
Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
America, you know, they always separate people because of race. They've been able to convince, 'The niggers are coming.' You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. Not only because there are more mixes of people, but because people are more open-minded about each other. So I think in the future, America has a great, great opportunity, and mostly because of hip-hop.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Every time you take a risk or move out of your comfort zone, you have a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capacity.
If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. Don't wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great.
I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think, and now I know a great secret of life, for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements , and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
The real development I've seen of people in organizations, especially in big ones, comes from their being volunteers in a nonprofit organization - where you have responsibility, you see results, and you quickly learn what your values are. There is no better way to understand your strengths and discover where you belong than to volunteer in a nonprofit. That is probably the great opportunity for the social sector - and especially in its relationship to business.
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