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The source format of the quotes is as follows: - Real person: - their name  - Fictional characters: - character's name, book/movie of origin, if book then author - Poem, song, or book: - poem, song, or book, author

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

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are for.
- Grace Hopper

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.
- John F. Kennedy

We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye... The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
- Jacob Bronowski

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
- Lee Iacocca

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
- Darell Royal

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
- Andr'e Gide

1. Out of clutter, find simplicity.
2. From discord, find harmony.
3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
- Albert Einstein

Every exit is an entry to somewhere else.
- Tom Stoppard

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