"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."

-Edith Lovejoy Pierce

“Today, like every day, we wake up empty. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”

Rumi

"Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice."

-- John McCain

"People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel. Remember what you do echoes in eternity."

"An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity."

~ Confucius

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

~ Carl Sagan

"If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed."

-- David Viscott

"They know enough who know how to learn."

~Henry Brooks Adams

"Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day. While life is not always fair, it is manageable. It's a matter of attitude and confidence."
~Mario Andretti

"It is difficult to steer a parked car, so get moving."

(Henrietta Mears)

"Pa, he always said a man had to look spry for himself, because nobody else would do it for him; your opportunities didn't come knocking around, you had to hunt them up and hog-tie them."

-- Louis L'Amour, author