Keyword: Opportunity

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

(1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist & businessman
Work

Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Time

If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it!

(1925 – 2013) comedian & actor
Life

When opportunity knocks, you’ve got headphones on.

Life Murphy’s Laws

The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist
Individuals People

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Situations

Opportunity only knocks once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.

(1949 – ) English-born Australian musician, writer, actor, composer & record producer
Situations

Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Men People Women

The less you know about an opportunity, the more attractive it is.

Murphy’s Laws

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
Marriage

Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Definitions

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

Situations

The follies which a man regrets most in his life are those which he didn’t commit when he had the opportunity.

Life Murphy’s Laws Situations

When one door closes another one falls on top of you.

(1956 – ) British actor, writer, musician, comedian & broadcaster
Insults

The less you know about an opportunity, the more attractive it is.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws