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It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow. (Quote by - Harvey Mackay)

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them. (Quote by - Jack Welch)

If a man looks sharply and attentively, he shall see fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. (Quote by - Francis Bacon)

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. (Quote by - Orison Swett Marden)

Plough deep while sluggards sleep. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)

I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point. (Quote by - Shiri Appleby)

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. (Quote by - Roger Von Oech)

If I can affect a positive change by use of my abilities, I gladly embrace the opportunity. I feel that if you don't use the gifts you've been given, your time on earth has been wasted. (Quote by - Stephanie Kramer)

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world. (Quote by - Gordon Brown)

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. (Quote by - Orison Swett Marden)

Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage. (Quote by - Benjamin Disraeli)

An optimist sees and opportunity in every calamity. A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. (Quote by - Anon)

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating. (Quote by - Publilius Syrus)

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions. (Quote by - Paulo Coelho)

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying. (Quote by - Margaret Chase Smith)

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. (Quote by - George S. Clason)

Cricket World Cup 2007, provides us with a singular opportunity to propel the economy on a higher growth (Quote by - Kenny Davis Anthony)

People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. (Quote by - Barack Obama)

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand. (Quote by - Bruce Barton)

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost. (Quote by - Marcus Fabius Quintilian)

I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I've been told by first-hand sources. (Quote by - Bob Woodward)

I always keep myself in a position of being a student. (Quote by - Jackie Joyner-Kersee)

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. (Quote by - Sir Winston Churchill)

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement. (Quote by - George Adams)

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