Michael Dell Quotes

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions.

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

If you wait for the right time or the good times to start a business, you wait all your life.

It is all very well to be cautious, but if we are too cautious we will miss our opportunity.

You certainly know when you have an opportunity, and you want to take advantage of it. And it's certainly disappointing when you don't.

That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by.

'Luck' is recognizing when the situation encourages build out and execution.

It will never be a perfect time, you can only make time perfect.

If you wait for perfect conditions to seize an opportunity, you'll be waiting till the day you die.

I thought that if the right time gets missed, if one has refused or been refused something for too long, it's too late, even if it is finally tackled with energy and received with joy. Or is there no such thing as "too late"? Is there only "late," and is "late" always better than "never"? I don't know.

He who will not when he may, may not when he will.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

The trouble with opportunity is, it never announces when it comes. It's only after it's gone, you'd realize that you missed it.

The essence of good business is knowing when to step on a train and when to step off.

Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always prepared.

A lot of it, as it is in any job in life, is being in the right place at the right time.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

You cannot take all the chances you get.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

I always take my opportunities.

You just have to be clear in your head and take the chances when they come.

I've worked hard, for sure, but like anything, it takes a lot of luck and being in the right place at the right time, and then making the most of the opportunity.