Todd Rundgren Quotes

The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.

You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.

When you walk up to opportunities door, don't knock it... Kick that B*tch in, smile and introduce yourself

I make my own opportunities no matter what.

The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there.

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

When people say to me: "Oh don't worry, if one door closes another one opens..." If one door closes for me, go through the window - I'm not interested in waiting around for people to give me opportunities. I try and make things happen and if I am given opportunities I take them and work harder.

If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one.

Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward, who employ their enterprise, who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck, and to effectively gain her favor.

If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it.

All I know about getting something that you want is that there are three essential things: wanting, trying and getting the opportunity, the breaks. None works alone without the others. Wanting is basic. Trying is up to you. And the breaks - I do know this, they always happen.

I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen.

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

I've told myself I have a chance to make history, and that's my focus.

It takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of opportunities that are clearly offered.

If you have a vision and you are trying to accomplish something, you have to be competitive, or things are going to slip by you.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

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

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.

Everything boils down to motivation.

You can give a bunch of opportunities to people, but if they are not ambitious, nothing is going to happen.

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

Give me an opportunity, I'm going to take advantage of those opportunities.

I want the fans to see this lad means business. I just need to get that chance.