Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The secret of success in life is to be ready for opportunity when it comes.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

The biggest opportunities often look like problems at first glance.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Great opportunities come to all, but many do not know they have met them.

The wise man makes more opportunities than he finds.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

You must either initiate or accommodate - create opportunities or respond to them.

The best opportunities require you to bet on yourself when no one else will.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When the opportunity comes you'll be able to handle it.