Window Of Opportunity Quotes

There is a small window of opportunity for freckled girls to tan.

A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock.

I didn't want to be one of those women who wake up at 63 years old and realize they've missed the window of opportunity for marriage and children.

When kids are young, before the age of ten, there is a critical window of opportunity when their habits and motivations can be influenced.

We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.

Players get a window of opportunity.  Quarterbacks, specifically, usually get one.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

One way to kill an opportunity is to avoid taking it.

We've got something special going here. We want to keep it going. You don't have many opportunities like this, and the window of opportunity for us is now.

We have this window of opportunity; we have a chance to make something real happen. Something possible happen, to live beyond our fear, think about that, and help us. Help lift us up, help us fight this fight to change, - transform - this country in a fundamental way. This chance won't come around again.

Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don't know what to do with it.

The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.

I see a lot of possibilities in the age of my characters - between 18 and 21. You have a window of opportunity when you leave your childhood behind and have this chance to become what you always wanted to be. For me, that was a time when I could have gone many different ways. I was in flux and deciding what kind of person I would become. There's something interesting about the vision of what that will be and the reality of making that happen, and how you really are what you are. Unless you're "in character," it's impossible to get around that.

When it was first optioned, I was told that the chances of The Basic Eight becoming a film were slim because no one was making teen movies, and then later, I was told that the chances were slim because there were so many teen movies, and then I was later told that the chances were slim because teen films were over. I'm not sure when the magic window of opportunity was, but perhaps it's still on the horizon.

As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the brief window of opportunity we have to teach them simple lessons that can lead to a lifetime of good health.

You need something to open up a new door, to show you something you seen before but overlooked a hundred times or more

I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor.

A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.

We need to take a less narrow look at our children’s problems and, instead, see them as windows of opportunity—a way of exploring and understanding all facets of our children’s development. If we can understand the underlying developmental process, we can see a child’s struggles as signs of striving toward growth instead of chronic problems or attempts to aggravate adults.

In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

If we stop thinking of the poor as victims or as a burden and start recognizing them as resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value conscious consumers, a whole new world of opportunity will open up.

When you have that window of opportunity called a crisis, move as quickly as you can, get as much done as you can. There's a momentum for change that's very compelling.

Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to lose.

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.

Change brings opportunity.

Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I’ll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I’m going to fight the good fight for all I’m worth.

This present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for too long - We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order.

The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get back there and win it.

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way.

There’s a window of opportunity with every girl and once that passes it becomes impossible to bang.

The window of opportunity to avert famine is rapidly closing and could already have closed. The real issue facing us is not whether there will be famine but how many people will actually die.

What kind of archaeologist carries a weapon?

There's an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, 'It's not the right time just yet.' There's no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel-manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance, and start your business.

It is the world's first Ebola epidemic, and it's spiraling out of control. It's bad now, and it's going to get worse in the very near future. There is still a window of opportunity to tamp it down, but that window is closing. We really have to act now.

We all know of people who thought they could to it (whatever “it” is) tomorrow. We have all procrastinated on such a way, and often to our personal regret. It happens time and again, putting off things that we convince ourselves might be better, more meaningful, more appropriate for another time. So often that better time either never comes or really isn’t better or more appropriate after all. And then, sadly, the window of opportunity -to do something great- closes.

To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and even recur repeatedly. Sometimes you do get more than one chance. Sometimes you don't. It helps to know how long a window of opportunity you have and if you'll get another chance.

I think fame is one of those things where you have a window of opportunity and you have a certain amount of trust from the fans and without that you don't have a career.

The Olympics are coming... and it's a big problem in American politics, because the problem with holding the Olympics this fall is that we're all going to be focused on the Olympics, and it makes that window of opportunity for Gore to win the election that much smaller.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Despite all the dire predictions made in 2001, the Afghans have given the international community, its aid workers and soldiers a large window of opportunity to repair the damage done by 25 years of war. That window, which has stayed open for nearly five years, with amazing good will from the Afghans, is threatening to close unless the world wakes up and deals with the crisis.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.