Joan Rivers Quotes

A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don't cry about what you don't have. Use what you got.

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

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

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

I took Second City out of desperation, and that's what ended up working out. It shows that you should be doing a lot of different stuff, taking whatever opportunities are there, to see what works.

I think you have to be in the right place at the right time. And understand that and know when it is your time and how you react to it and how you respond to it.

I seem to - knock on wood - land on my feet and work, but you can never get too comfortable, and that's kind of a good thing.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

The way I look at it is I try to take advantage of every opportunity I've got.

Everything is an opportunity for me.

Whatever the language, I will make the best of the opportunities coming my way.

I believe in following opportunities.

You've got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you're somewhere else, you've got to have the ability to fulfill that.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

I think you always have to keep your eye open and take advantage of anything that may come your way.

Very few persons go through life without at least one big chance. The fact that so many do not grasp it is due more often to fear than to any other one thing.

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

The world is full of challenges, but with those come opportunity, and I'm an opportunist.

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

I'm not opposed to anything. If an opportunity comes across, I'll answer the door if it comes knocking.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.

In this business, you never say no to anything.