3,788 Quotes About Opportunity


  • Author Simon Mainwaring
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    Corporations often partner with government after natural disasters, as many companies did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a rule, however, long-term civic/corporate partnerships are still rare .But this need not remain the status quo, as many opportunities are available for such partnerships.

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  • Author Steve Martin
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    A friend of mine once asked how to make it in show business and I said "Be so good that they can't ignore you." She thought I was being flip but it's true. The challenge is trying to live up to the opportunities given me.

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  • Author Steve Martin
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    You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

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  • Author Steve McConnell
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    A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime.

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  • Author Steve McConnell
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    In software, consultants sometimes tell you to buy into certain software-development methods to the exclusion of other methods. That’s unfortunate because if you buy into any single methodology 100 percent, you’ll see the whole world in terms of that methodology. In some instances, you’ll miss opportunities to use other methods better suited to your current problem.

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