John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) American business magnate and philanthropist
As quoted in The Forbes Book of Business Quotations (2007) edited by Ted Goodman, p. 175
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.”
The Infernal Marriage, part 3 (1834).
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Edward Hopper (1882–1967) prominent American realist painter and printmaker
'Edward Hopper in Saõ Paulo', as cited by William C. Seitz, Smithsonian Press, Washington D.C., 1967
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“It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Brett Favre (1969) former American football quarterback
[Judy, Batista, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E7D91338F93AA15752C0A9629C8B63&n=Top/News/Sports/Pro%20Football/National%20Football%20League/Green%20Bay%20Packers, PRO FOOTBALL: NOTEBOOK; Favre Knows That Time Is Quickly Running Out, The New York Times, January 29, 2004, 2007-11-12]
“Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how.”
Terry Goodkind Faith of the Fallen
Source: Faith of the Fallen
Angus King (1944) United States Senator from Maine
Bowdoin Academic Spotlight interview (2011)
Context: You have to take advantage of the opportunities that life gives you, particularly the moments in time when you have time, when you're between jobs or you retire. Get out and go. I think most of us are way too intense. We need to take a deep breath and do things that maybe don't fit the normal picture of what we're supposed to do at that stage of life. In some ways, this book is one big argument for just plain loosening up.
