“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
Marilyn vos Savant (1946) US American magazine columnist, author and lecturer
As quoted in Perfectionism : What's Bad About Being Too Good? (1987) by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, p. 85
“Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats”
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American author
Source: Law of Success: The 21st-Century Edition
“Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.132
“Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.”
Livy (-59–17 BC) Roman historian
Book II, sec. 47
History of Rome
“A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.107
“I learned that with great responsibility often come great honor and opportunity.”
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 85
“Life constantly presents the greatest opportunity brilliantly disguised as the biggest disaster. ”
David Icke (1952) English writer and public speaker
