Quotes about Opportunity

The more we really believe the truths God calls us to believe, the more we will take chances with God.

At first we say it's too soon, then years go by and we say it's too late.

When I was hired, I was urged] not to seek a clear definition of what I'd be doing because that would also make it clear what I was not supposed to do. Be careful not to define yourself out of an interesting job.

Most men wait to move until victory is guaranteed.

I always making sure I was present when anything was going on. I feared that if I missed any opportunity, the magic would come while I was not there and I would miss it forever.

You have only one life to live.It would be best to live your own.

Our whole journey into authentic masculinity centers around those cool-of-the-day talks with God. Simple questions change hassles to adventures; the events of our lives become opportunities for initiation.

You can find that life—if you are willing to embark on a great adventure.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. [State of the Union Address January 11 1962]

If not us, who? If not now, when?

Equality in America has never meant literal equality of condition or capacity. There will always be inequalities in character and ability in any society. Equality has meant rather that in the words of the Declaration of Independence, All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. It is meant that in a democratic society there should be no inequalities in opportunities or in freedoms.

I mean, they are just as susceptible to pressure and in many ways more susceptible to pressure because they are desperately anxious, this is their tremendous chance to break through the rather narrow lives they may lead.