Top 10 quotes on opportunity: Richard Branson
·28 Dec 2015
Richard Branson, businessman, investor, and founder of Virgin Group, says that opportunity favours the bold, a lesson that he learned early on, and has used to guide the Virgin story.
“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later,” he said.
Branson provides his top 10 quotes on opportunity:
- “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
- “You can’t outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little side bets about the outcome of life… if you don’t play you can’t win.” – Judith McNaught
- “Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.” – Chinese Proverb
- “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
- “Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.” – Victor Kiam
- “I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.” – Paulo Coelho
- “To dream by night is to escape your life. To dream by day is to make it happen.” – Stephen Richards
- “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter Drucker
- “There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” – Tina Fey
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