49 New Doors Opening Quotes

There are endless opportunities in an ever-evolving world like ours, with new discoveries on the horizon every day.

As one door closes, a new opportunity knocks on another door. It is we who should not let our heads down and rather be proactive. The current world is competitive in every field, but at the same time, there is an abundance of opportunities for those who are looking out for the same.

During troubled times, we must have faith in ourselves and believe that the tides will turn and better things will come along sooner or later. It can be tough at the beginning to see an opportunity we wanted to pass by but there is always a second chance if we keep working hard. Over the years, some of the greatest men to have walked this Earth experienced similar situations during their lives, but instead of giving up, they waited for their time and earned massive fame eventually. Some such quotes and experiences have been included below to inspire and motivate you to never give up and look out for new doors to open.

People move forward with their lives irrespective of what happens to them at some point or another, owing to the new opportunities they are presented with.

"Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open."

- Elmer G. Letterman.

"Keep focused on the substantive issues. To make a decision means having to go through one door and closing all others."

- Abraham Zaleznik.

"I can't open doors that aren't open. But if a door opens, I would be happy to walk through."

- Becky Hammon.

"Don't let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door - if we seek it."

- Billy Graham.

"The doors, that once opened for you and brought light in your life can close anytime and put you in darkness."

- Sayoo.

"Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world."

- Jeanette Winterson.

"I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them."

- Elizabeth Taylor.

"Answers are closed rooms; and questions are open doors that invite us in."

- Nancy Willard.

"What the world needs the most is openness: Open hearts, open doors, open eyes, open minds, open ears, open souls."

- Robert Muller.

"Close the door to your past, open the door to your future. Take a deep breath and step through to a new life."

"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."

- Clarence Thomas.

"No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you."

- Simon Sinek.

"I believe in an open door policy and encourage feedback on all experiences at the store. If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or compliments I want to hear them day or night."

- Curt Poore.

"The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me."

- Clara Barton.

"The door you open to give love is the very one through which love arrives."

- Alan Cohen.

"Fame was never something I was seeking in my artistic journey. It's to be used as a tool for an artist to break open doors and keep creating. That's how I enjoyed fame in '74; it was not just for the emptiness of being famous."

- Philippe Petit.

Life is full of ups and downs, and the only thing constant is change. Opportunities come and go all the time, it is up to us to grab them.

"The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on her upward and inward way."

- A.C. Benson.

"Don’t stress about the closed doors behind you. New doors are opening if you keep moving forward."

- Thelma Davis.

"If a door is shut, attempts should be made to open it; if it is ajar, it should be pushed until it is wide open. In neither case should the door be blown up at the expense of those inside."

- Julius Nyerere.

"Together, we have the power to inspire, connect, and deliver on new opportunities and rich experiences that can open doors to innovation and progress while growing global economies and increasing well-being."

- Take Yoo.

"I'd like to be the person who changes things, or at least open doors for others."

- Tess Holliday.

"We have the keys to open the Heavens door; Bible reading and prayer."

- Lailah Gifty Akita.

"With confidence, he open the door of life presented to him."

- Paulo Coelho.

"How does light enter a person? Through the open door of love."

- Paulo Coelho.

"Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

"Trust the timing of your life. Keep focusing on putting one foot in front of the other, be kind, and follow your heart. Doors will open effortlessly, but first you have to be ready to walk through."

- Brittany Burgunder.

"Traveling is not just seeing the new; it is also leaving behind. Not just opening doors; also closing them behind you, never to return. But the place you have left forever is always there for you to see whenever you shut your eyes."

- Jan Myrdal.

"Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life - like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you."

- Blake Mycoskie.

"How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it?"

- Rabia Basri.

"Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn’t even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn’t deserve."

- Janice Dickinson.

History has seen that the most successful men have been those who have grabbed opportunities with both their hands and have left no stone unturned.

"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls."

- Joseph Campbell.

"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."

- Alexander Graham Bell.

"I don’t know how the doors will open… But I know the hand that opens doors."

"Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door."

- Brooke Shields.

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

- Confucius.

"Put yourself together, and open the damn door. Let love in."

"Life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open."

"When you have the right intention, the right opportunity will open the door."

- Debashish Mridha MD.

"Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door."

- Kyle Chandler.

For every person who feels devastated, they should remember that time always changes and all they need to do is be patient and wait for a new door of opportunity.

"Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us."

- Helen Keller.

"Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring that opens the door."

- Paulo Coelho.

"We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

- Walt Disney.

"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."

- John Barrymore.

"You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door?"

- Joel Osteen.

"Three essential keys (FAITH, HOPE and LOVE) will open the Heavens door."

- Lailah Gifty Akita.

"Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors."

- Debbie Macomber.

"Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with."

- Heather Hart.

"When you close the door of your mind to negative thoughts, the door of opportunity opens to you."

- Napoleon Hill.

"People can open doors for you, but you… Must walk through."

- John C. Maxwell.