Will Oldham Quotes

You have to work ceaselessly on your end to digest and imbibe your opportunities or, I have come to believe, they will gradually slip away and knock on someone else's more receptive door.

You just have to be open to the opportunities as they come to you.

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.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

Say yes to everything.

I've never really had specific goals and stuff like that - I think I sort of learned early on that if you kind of let life roll in at your feet, you will get a lot of great stuff if you are just aware and open to it.

Wherever there is an opportunity is where you will find me.

I'm not one to turn down opportunities.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

You have to create your own luck. You have to be aware of the opportunities around you and take advantage of them.

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations.

[When] opportunities present themselves, I take them. It's just how I roll!

Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.

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.

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

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

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

I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.

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.

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.

You've got to go out there and do your things. Whatever comes your way, you jump on it, and like anything, that's how you get your experience.

I have never chosen my next job. I focus on what's in front of me, and serendipity steps in.

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 don't have a development deal, but the one thing I have learned is never say never. I will consider things as they come.