Drew Gilpin Faust Quotes

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.

I try to be very aware of opportunities as they arise. But I don't sit around staring at my navel and thinking about my brand development.

The entrepreneurs that really make it are the ones that start with an idea but are ready to change it at a moment's notice.

An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.

Being an entrepreneur isn’t just a job title, and it isn’t just about starting a company. It’s a state of mind. It’s about seeing connections others can’t, seizing opportunities others won’t, and forging new directions that others haven’t.

There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

What every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.

Adapt your techniques to an idea, not an idea to your techniques.

Any leader needs to be constantly interested in what's going on in the world, and constantly ready - even when things are going well - to change.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

You've got to be flexible. If you want to win, you have to do whatever it takes.

Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives past the first engagement. After that, you have to improvise to survive and to win.

AAP is like a start-up. You do roles you would have never imagined.

I think one of the reasons why our brand has grown is because we never close any opportunity. We are open to anything and then we sort of move forward from there.

I didn't have a career plan. But what I did was, whenever there was a door open and a new opportunity, I always looked into it and took a chance and walked through the door.

There is nothing like a concrete life plan to weigh you down. Because if you always have one eye on some future goal, you stop paying attention the the job at hand, miss opportunities that might arise, and stay fixedly on one path, even when a better, newer course might have opened up.

It's definitely important to be open enough to seize an opportunity when the opportunity is there.

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

A resourceful person will always make opportunity fit his or her needs.

To be successful in business and life, spot the possibilities while others look for problems.

Even if you’re not yet an entrepreneur, you can be entrepreneurial in everything you do. If you view each stop as an opportunity to learn something, there is always something you will take away from that experience.

If you over-plan, you close the door on possibilities.

Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next.