“Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down a wonderful opportunity simply because we don't know what to do with it.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils.”— Charlotte Brontë, amazon.com
“Just because we were born here, doesn’t mean that we end up here.”— Sheila Callaghan, Amanda Milkovich, Emma Greenwell, imdb.com
“I just need someone to say, 'Fuck it. This kid deserves a chance.'”— Sheila Callaghan, Phillip 'Lip' Gallagher, Jeremy Allen White, imdb.com
“It is one thing to make a choice and it is another thing to never have the chance.”— Ally Condie, amazon.com
“Today is a new day. It's a day you have never seen before and will never see again. Stop telling yourself the 'same crap, different day' lie! How many days has that lie stolen from you? Seize the wonder and uniqueness of today! Recognize that throughout this beautiful day, you have an incredible amo…”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“There are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.”— Boris Johnson, telegraph.co.uk
“I think we're given multiple chances to meet multiple soulmates. Sure, you could meet a soulmate in highschool. But that doesn't mean if you don't act on it, you'll never meet anyone else. You will, just at a time that's more convenient for you.”— Meg Cabot, amazon.com
“Life is short, and opportunities are rare and we have to be vigilant in protecting them. And not only the opportunities to succeed but the opportunity to laugh, to see the enchantment in the world and to live. Because life doesn’t owe us anything, as a matter of fact, I think that we owe something t…”— Lucas Scott, amazon.com
“I think when you start out in your career, you think that everything is fair, and you are getting equal opportunities. And as you move up higher in the ranks, you realize that actually there are fewer positions and it’s more competitive and it’s harder to get those opportunities. And then you reach…”— Ellen Pao, blogs.wsj.com
“Sometimes you don’t get a second chance. You need to take a chance when you have the opportunity. Always.”— Gavin MacLeod, amazon.com
“Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.”— Herb Brooks, herbbrooksfoundation.com
“Up ahead they's a thousand lives we might live, but when it comes it'll only be one.”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com
“But you only get so many do-overs in this life, so many chances to, if not change your past, alter your future.”— Sarah Dessen, amazon.com