Quote of the Day by American author Earl Nightingale — ‘Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity…’
American writer Earl Nightingale. (Photo: Earl Nightingale)Quote of the Day by American writer and speaker Earl Nightingale — “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.”Earl Nightingale was a pioneering American radio personality, motivational speaker, author, and co-founder of Nightingale-Conant Corporation. Born on March 12, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, Nightingale grew up in poverty.He is widely regarded as the “Dean of Personal Development” for his influential work on success, mindset, human character development, and motivation.What does this quote mean?The quote, “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.”This reflects a pragmatic, balanced philosophy of life and risk. Nightingale emphasised that danger and opportunity are two sides of the same coin—you rarely get one without the other. In dangerous or challenging situations like economic downturns, personal crises, uncertain ventures, sharp-eyed people can spot hidden opportunities for growth, innovation, or success.Conversely, promising opportunities like new businesses, investments, or relationships often come with risks or potential downsides that must be managed wisely.What were his major contributions?He started in radio while in the Marines. He voiced the lead in the Sky King adventure series (early 1950s) and hosted the daily syndicated program Our Changing World (starting 1959), which aired on over 1,000 stations across many countries, becoming one of the most widely heard shows of its time. He produced over 7,000 radio programs.In 1960, he co-founded this company with Lloyd Conant, which grew into the world’s largest producer of personal development audio programs. It featured works like Lead the Field.He also received the Golden Record for The Strangest Secret; the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International; inductions into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame; Napoleon Hill Gold MedalNightingale died on March 25, 1989, in Scottsdale, Arizona.About the AuthorLivemintFor about a decade, Livemint—News Desk has been a credible source for authentic and timely news, and well-researched analysis on national news, business, personal finance, corporates, politics and geopolitics. We bring the latest updates on all the listed companies on BSE and NSE, startups, mutual funds, Union ministries, geopolitics, and untapped human interest stories from around the world, helping our readers to stay informed on the latest developments around the globe. Our Coverage Areas 1. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. Personal finance: Insights into mutual funds, small savings schemes like - PPF, SSY, post office savings scheme, stock to watch, personal loans, credit cards, top bank FDs, real estate, income tax and more. 3. Politics: Comprehensive coverage of general elections, state elections and bypolls, Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, Parliament, PMO, PIB, finance ministry, home ministry, among other union ministries and government departments. 4. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy import
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