Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended ... to take in the whole sick population. May we hope that the day will come ... when every poor sick person will have the opportunity of a share in a district sick-nurse at home.

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Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. — Alexander Graham Bell

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Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.

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Luck? Luck is hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

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Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing – Walt Disney Company

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I was really interested in meeting Peter Coyote. - Joel Gretsch

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When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.

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How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! ― Jane Austen

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Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. - Bob Feller

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