Walter E. Williams (1936) American economist, commentator, and academic
1970s, Economics for the Citizen (1978)
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p.107
Walter E. Williams (1936) American economist, commentator, and academic
1970s, Economics for the Citizen (1978)
“Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.”
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American author
Jared Diamond book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Source: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005), Chapter "The world as a polder: what does it all mean to us today?", section "Reasons for hope" (Penguin Books, 2011, page 525, ISBN 978-0-241-95868-1.
“Never find your delight in another's misfortune.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 467
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant: Three Rules of Work:
Out of clutter find simplicity.
From discord find harmony.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Source: The Quotable Einstein
“…if you are nothing but profit-conscious, you cannot see the opportunities ahead.”
Akio Morita (1921–1999) Japanese businessman
Made in Japan (1986)