"Everybody stumbles across a golden opportunity at least once in a lifetime. Unfortunately most people just pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and walk away from it."

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

"There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission - a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he will find greatness. It is his finest hour."

"A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems."