No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You've got to be ready to walk through them.
I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners.
Everyone talks about, 'Get your foot in the door,' but I never understood that mentality. Why would I want to go in that house? Why not build my own house? Why not take a chair and smash a window?
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.
It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
All doors open to courtesy.
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
I am in the habit, like most British people, of holding the door open for people. But in the U.S., people don't understand it. You get odd looks or doors slammed in your face.
You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready.
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.