missed opportunities quotes

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.

There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people’s opinions.

All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.