Lin-Manuel Miranda Quotes

Opportunities ... fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.

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

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.

When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.

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

The only time you have no opportunities is when you decide to stop taking them.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

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.

We pride ourselves on taking opportunities to win when we have them.

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

I always take my opportunities.

I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.

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

It's very important for me to show younger kids that when opportunities are there, you have to jump on them.

Opportunity is the great bawd.

Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.

What I've learned, above all, is to keep marching forward because the best news is that since chance does play a role, one important factor in success is under our control: the number of at bats, the number of chances taken, the number of opportunities seized.

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

Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.

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.

It's too late for preparation when opportunity strikes.

Often people think opportunity is a matter of luck. I believe opportunities are all around us. Some seize it. Others stand and let it pass by.

If given a really great chance, I'm going to put it away every single time.

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.