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«Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.»
«The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.»
«Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.»
«The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.»
«Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.»
«Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.»
«The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.»
«The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.»
«Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.»
«Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.»

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