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. (Theodore Roosevelt)

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.

Theodore Roosevelt

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