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Opportunities15 quotes
You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCLook, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip? — Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith · 2002Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it, or just let it slip? — Eminem · 2002When the Sunne shineth make hay. — John Heywood · 1580When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window. — Maria (The Sound of Music) · 1965You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime — Eminem · 2002All 15 quotes →Opportune time2 quotes
You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCWhen the Sunne shineth make hay. — John Heywood · 1580Bloom where you're planted1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Going for it1 quote
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip? — Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith · 2002Grass is always greener1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Moving forward1 quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller · 1929Overcoming obstacles1 quote
Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. — Eric Hoffer · 1982Perspective1 quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller · 1929Seizing opportunities1 quote
Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased. — Samuel Johnson · 1777Silver linings1 quote
Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. — Lord Baelish · 2013The bright side1 quote
Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. — Lord Baelish · 2013Timing1 quote
You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BC