Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow![Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]
Horace Mann
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.
Jean Anouilh
To perceive means to immobilize. We seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself.
Henri Bergson
Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S Truman
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you.
Clive Davis
Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.
William Wirt
We will seize the opportunity by educating ourselves, by working twice as hard.
Francisco Flores
Only madmen seize the storyWith coals of fire upon their tongue.
William Rose Benet
These guys come in here to play every night, and they play for 27 outs. When you play that way for 27 outs and there's an opportunity, we're going to seize it and get back in the ball game.
Razor Shines
They all seem to be big games now. It doesn't matter who the opponent is. Four points [the possible turnaround against any Eastern Conference opponent] are a bundle, and we've got to seize these points.
Peter Laviolette
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
Orison Swett Marden
This is a good moment for Muslims to seize the day and teach people about Islam.
Hsain Ilahiane
The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth, which sweeps you along in his passion.
Pierre auguste Renoir
It's almost to the point that we need election observers. The limits we have now are almost the same as in a developing society: an economic infrastructure that's been devastated and various factions trying to seize political control and influence.
Gary Clark
This is a wonderful opportunity and now it's up to me to seize it and surround myself with some pretty good guys.
Fran Dunphy
We miss all of our seniors, ... But it's always exciting to see different players fill a void and seize that opportunity.
Kevin Mccarthy
We have the utmost confidence in the group we have here. You have to seize the day and take care of your own opportunities when they're presented. We don't have enough guys doing that.
Randy Cunneyworth
I am nevertheless confident that we have the strategic wherewithal and resources to manage the challenges ahead and successfully seize the considerable opportunities ahead of us.
Louis Camilleri
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
Bulgarian Proverb
Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.
Jane Austen
For the sake of the remaining two years of his administration, Roh should seize the occasion to find a replacement for the man.
Chosun Ilbo
MINE, adj. Belonging to me if I can hold or seize it.
Ambrose Bierce
In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.
Alexander Alekhine
Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes.
Henri Cartier bresson
In order to meet the need and seize the opportunity, United has accomplished substantial cost-reductions, nearly $5 billion annually by 2005, that allow us to offer an operation that is competitive with other low-fare carriers.
Sean Donohue
You are never going to seize every gun but if we can target these people that are more likely to have guns and use them, we can have an impact in public safety.
Capt. Manny Solano
Innovation needs to be encouraged so that land managers can seize opportunities related to climate change mitigation and adoption.
Margaret Beckett
This is a critical moment for Iran. Iranian activists need to know that American students are ready to help them hold the Iranian regime accountable. We want to help our counterparts in Iran seize the moment and advance their civil rights movement.
Adam Scheuer
This week the Executive had the opportunity to clamp down on this appalling situation but once again it failed to seize the opportunity. It is the citizens of Scotland that will suffer.
Kenny Macaskill
Seize the opportunity, enjoy it and make the most of it.
Jason Duty
We should absolutely seize the moment and eliminate any risk that we might not be able to incorporate later.
Sam Martin
There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.
J. Paul Getty
The kids knew if we won this we would be in a tie for third place in the league. The bottom line is that we had an opportunity to grow up and win this game and we didn't seize the moment. We just didn't take advantage of the chances we had.
Roger Martinez
I thought about him in Seize the Day and his cameo in Dead Again , so it wasn't a leap to see him as a guy who's damaged goods. I think he connected to that guy. I think when someone has the talent Robin has, it makes you a bit of an outsider.
Mark Romanek
Given that (city officials) have done nothing for the preservation cause, and indeed have done a lot of damage to it, (are they) going to seize on this as an opportunity for mass demolition, in order to build something akin to Houston?
Frederick Starr
The political situation in the ruling party is creating space for expansion in others and we certainly intend to seize the opportunity.
Musa Zondi
They view this as an opportunity to seize power again. And they are taking it. The bottom line is, it is a power struggle.
Ron Nabonne
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
Julius Caesar
Seize the Time.
Bobby Seale
It's simple: One of those girls is going to have to seize the opportunity. Who will it be? We'll just have to wait and see.
Frank Carroll
Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.
Andre Gide
My nightmare fear is some congressman is going to seize on this and they're going to pass some laws, ... I can just see people overreacting and doing things that would invade people's privacy or tie up the Internet with so much security nonsense that innovation slows down.
Paul Saffo
We saw the opportunity for both companies to seize the day.
Dan Rosensweig
Printers need to differentiate from their competitors. They must push the boundaries of digital and seize new opportunities in services such as website design, web hosting, email campaigns, signage, and cross-media campaign management.
Quincy Allen
What this really is in the best interest of is the very small and vocal political group that is trying to seize power.
Jennifer Chrisler
He strongly condemns once again any attempts to seize power by force or other unconstitutional means, and appeals to the protagonists to resolve their political differences through peaceful negotiations.
Stephanie Dujarric
There is a chance for a breakthrough and I certainly am urging the Macedonian Government to seize that opportunity.
George Robertson
You are not permitted, ... to invade another nation, seize its leader, and put him on trial for the manner in which he led his nation.
Bruce Barket
Savage capitalism and globalization finished in the 1990s what dictatorship started in the 1970s. State policy favored big business that sought to seize the local markets.
Ana Maria Shua
I got a couple of passes caught on me — comebacks. But it's not a perfect world. You get that chance, and you have to seize the opportunity and take advantage of it, and I'm trying to give it my all.
Michael Harden
We enter 2006 well positioned to seize the tremendous opportunities in mobile media.
Jim Voelker
The Doritos consumer is all about living life for the moment, and Destination Doritos will give them a fun, high-adventure way to seize the day. Destination Doritos allows each winner to pick the U.S. vacation destination that most excites them.
Jeff Swearingen
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.
Maria Mitchell
We're in a situation where we lost our best game and we're not sure if we're going to have our best player. We just have to stay hungry and listen to what coach has to say and just seize the moment.
Joakim Noah
The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is hard work.
Arthur Brisbane
The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.
June Jordan
The goalies will compete all preseason to determine the starter against North Carolina in the season opener. We feel comfortable with all three but certainly need one guy to seize the moment and take control of the defense for the season.
Joe Breschi
Customs will seize items if they are fake.
Cameron Belk
I appeal to all that we seize this historic opportunity to reunite the Europe that for so long has been divided.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
A minority of the directors took it upon themselves to seize power.
Mario Rodriguez
Last year was our best year since the 1990's in the overseas market and with aggressive marketing and sales efforts we can seize even more of these growing markets.
Bruce Macmillan
At the trade fair, we'll seize all opportunities to boost our export, tourism, and attract more investors and visitors from China and other members of ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Anoumone Kittirath
Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.
Condoleezza Rice
The legacy of bad Corps water projects has ranged from farce to tragedy, with the citizens of New Orleans paying the most recent price. The Feingold-McCain bill would reverse decades of bad practice by the Corps, and Congress should seize this opportunity to address the harsh lessons of Hurricane Katrina.
Rebecca Wodder
The world is in front of us. It's up to us to go in and seize it. The front office has put us in position to do that. The excuses get less and less each year.
Bertrand Berry
We urge [the peacekeepers] to seize the initiative, respond to this wave of criminality and be more proactive to dissuade violence.
Roger Noriega
Of course the detention and the threat to seize the pastor's home are not pleasant. If a religious community is not registered with the authorities, that is no reason to restrict it.
Arbol Argynov
This is a great opportunity for both our organization and for Nils. He is deserving of a chance to contribute and scouts have been following his progress for some time. Now, it's up to him to seize this opportunity and make the most of it.
Wayne Thomas
It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.
Mike Huckabee
We don't seize animals. We only document what happened.
George Kajtsa
Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the corner - stone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.
Edgar Lee Masters
The investigation was just a hoax. There never was any investigation. Under the auspices of an investigation, they were coming in to search and seize what they could find to build a case against me to force me out of business.
Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not some day be antiquated...to seize the flying thought before it escapes us is our only touch with reality.
Ellen Glasgow
Damnation seize my soul if I give your quarters, or take any from you.
Edward Teach
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