Guy Clark Quotes

I just have to make sure that, whenever an opportunity arises, I keep taking them.

If you don't take a chance-you won't have a chance.

I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.

To be successful, one must take chances.

Some people just look at opportunities and say, 'Maybe something better might come along; let's wait and see.' But you don't wait. You just grab it and go after it.

Every time I got opportunities, I did something with it.

When opportunities come my way, I'm going to try to make the play.

You only miss many chances when you create many chances.

You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.

Try stuff. I also used to believe that it's better to be smart than lucky because if you're smart you can out-think the competition. I don't believe that anymore-this is not to say that you should strive for a high level of stupidity. My point is that luck is a big part of many successes, so (a) don't get too bummed out when you see a bozo succeed; and (b) luck favors the people who try stuff, not simply think and analyze. As the Chinese say, "One must wait for a long time with your mouth open before a Peking duck flies in your mouth."

It's being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of your opportunities.

I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.'

When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.

When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.