B. C. Forbes Quotes

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Don't get me wrong: I've had a lot of fortune, to come where I've come from, to be able to move to Europe, to go racing. But I had that fortune behind me. I grabbed it with both hands, and I made the best of it.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be.' Neither excuse holds. The first is beside the point; the second is altogether wrong.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

I've always had this idea that you have to make the most of things.

I can tell you that I'm getting open and I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.

Sitting on my butt waiting on opportunities won't do me any good.

I am accustomed to making the most out of my opportunities.

With hard work comes rewards and I want to make youngsters who could have gone left but went right find the right path.

One of the greatest things about our band is that we bring the American dream to the world. Here's a bunch of kids that were living in nowhere New Jersey, and we made it through a lot of practice and a lot of work and a lot of luck. It shows the world, 'If we did it, you can do it.'

That's what I tell all the kids who come to my summer camps: 'You'll get a shot; it's about what you do with it.'

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.

My teacher says that everything that you want in the world is one step away, you just have to figure out which direction to step in.

The secret to climbing up is to put your heart into your work.

Success is the best revenge for anything. Keep ya head down and work hard to achieve.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.

Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part.

I believe that anyone can be what they want to be; it just comes down to hard work.

Ain't no chance if you don't take it.

There are only two rules for being successful: one, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.