Roelof Botha Quotes

We bring our preparation to the table, and opportunity may present itself, and if you are well prepared, you can seize opportunity and then maybe something good happens, and you call that luck.

My life has been very lucky, but I made some of that luck.

I always take my opportunities.

It's not about having luck; it's about putting yourself in a position of luck.

Talent is not enough. You need to be in the right place at the right moment.

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.

Don't complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.

Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?

Luck is just bein' prepared at all times, so when the door opens you're ready.

I was lucky in that when the opportunity came, I was prepared to meet it.

It's too late for preparation when opportunity strikes.

Things come to you in life when you're prepared for them, when you're ready for them.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

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

I'm trying to avoid having regrets about missing opportunities. That would be the worst thing. Like having an audience waiting, and not working hard enough, and coming out with a record that disappointed them.

When ye are prepared for a thing, the opportunity to use it presents itself.

I've learned the truth in these sayings: 'Luck is when opportunity meets preparation' and 'The right project will find you'.

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.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

I think success is what you make of it - of course there is always the factor of luck, but one should always be equipped to seize the moment when opportunity knocks.

I don't believe in getting lucky, I never have - luck is actually being ready to take advantage of an opportunity when it arises because you have the skill set you need and the drive and determination to do it.