A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.

Quote by Harvey S Firestone

Topics: Circumstances Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and...

I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and...

Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of...

Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of...

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Thought, not money, is the real business capital...

Thought, not money, is the real business capital...

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is...

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is...

Trusting God to handle fretful circumstances frees us to do His will without distraction. We...

Trusting God to handle fretful circumstances frees us to do His will without distraction. We...

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Don't let your circumstances distract you from God's truth.

Don't let your circumstances distract you from God's truth.

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

Dont let circumstances you cant control, control your happiness.

Dont let circumstances you cant control, control your happiness.

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal...

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal...

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them,...

You can always take the easy way out & give up but real strength comes...

You can always take the easy way out & give up but real strength comes...

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special,...

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special,...

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

I say, when life gives you a lemon, wing it right back and add some...

I say, when life gives you a lemon, wing it right back and add some...