Quotes about opportunity
opportunity presidential politics
Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known. Ronald Reagan
opportunity government productivity
Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity; not stifle it. Ronald Reagan
opportunity night men
I now began for the first time to envy those young cubs at the university who had fine scholars to tell them what was what; professors who had devoted their lives to mastering and focusing ideas in every branch of learning; who were eager to distribute the treasures they had gathered before they were overtaken by the night. But now I pity undergraduates, when I see what frivolous lives many of them lead in the midst of precious fleeting opportunity. After all, a man's Life must be nailed to a cross either of Thought or Action. Without work there is no play. Winston Churchill
opportunity important enough
It's definitely important to be open enough to seize an opportunity when the opportunity is there. Will Oldham
opportunity land america
America is a land of opportunity and don't ever forget it. Will Rogers
opportunity universal
Potential is universal. Opportunity is not. Wes Moore
opportunity men cities
The young men in our city are not problems to be solved. They are opportunities to be unleashed. Wes Moore
opportunity thinking skills
I think that there has been a slow recognition that there's a mind at work here, and there's a skill and some bit of artistry, and that I could probably do other things. Otherwise, I don't know that I would've been given the opportunity to do Paris, Je T'Aime. Wes Craven
opportunity people getting-high
People who get higher pay are more willing to relocate--especially to undesirable locations at the company's behest... A corporate secretary may change companies in the same town; a corporate executive is more likely to change towns with the same company. A talented corporate secretary sees an invitation to relocate as an invitation; a future corporate executive sees an invitation to relocate as an opportunity--and an obligation. Warren Farrell
opportunity luxury levels
This is the first time in history that we've had this level of luxury, so we have a new opportunity to rethink the way we approach God. Warren Farrell
opportunity men white-man
The most ordinary Negro is a distinct gentleman, but it takes extraordinary training and opportunity to make the average white man anything but a hog. W. E. B. Du Bois
opportunity virtue
Lack of power and opportunity passes off too often for virtue. Zora Neale Hurston
opportunity negativity world
I've never felt that way. I've never felt like a looser. You can't get what you want if you feel like it's you against the world. You'll never get anywhere with negativity. I make my own opportunities I don't feel like everything is against me. Zacky Vengeance
opportunity excited hurdle
I loved auditioning because it was just an opportunity to act. Whether or not I got the job was the next hurdle, but the idea that I would get to act that day was the thing that excited me the most about it. Zachary Quinto
opportunity actors window
I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor. Zachary Quinto
opportunity thinking matter
I think it's like, you know, you can't get ahead of yourself, because no amount of success or exposure or opportunity is going to really matter or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what you're doing right now. Zachary Quinto
opportunity fans given
Fans will treat something preciously if they're given the opportunity to do so. Zachary Levi
opportunity evil absence
Evil doesn’t have to be an overt act; it can be merely the absence of good. If you have the ability, the resources, and the opportunity to do good and you do nothing, that can be evil. Yvon Chouinard
opportunity decision path
In life we have decisions to make, paths to take and opportunities to take advantage of. Zayn Malik
opportunity new-opportunity focused
I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities. Yuri Milner
opportunity actors want
Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I want to be in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up. Zhang Ziyi
opportunity focus problem
When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities. Zig Ziglar
opportunity vision want
I was inspired by World Vision. It's almost like I sponsored (Donald) Faison and gave him an opportunity to do something with his life. What more would he want than to work with me? Zach Braff
opportunity thinking people
A lot of people consider 9/11 to be a tragedy, and in some ways it is, but I think there's also opportunity for a lot of humor there. Zach Braff
opportunity google growing
Stop looking at the Web as merely a display opportunity and not a way to interact. That does not create a new business model, it just shifts one that isn't growing and is outdated. The reason sites like Google are stealing advertisers from daily newspapers is not because Google has more eyeballs. It's because Google used the interactivity of the Web to deliver a new, better way to advertise. Sarah Lacy
opportunity waiting chocolate
There always seems to be someone looking over your shoulder - just waiting for an opportunity to lecture on The Darker Side of Chocolate Sandra Boynton
opportunity mind range
Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages. Samuel Johnson
opportunity world may
Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I'm open to any opportunity that may enrich my horizon. Sarah Polley
opportunity thinking long
I have been sitting around waiting for an opportunity to get to do something that matters for so long. Not just that matters in the world, which I think that season, in particular, had a very important meaning for a lot of people, but for me, as an actress. Sarah Paulson
opportunity choices want
You can create whatever you want. You just have to know what you want and take the opportunities as they come your way. We are who we choose to be. Will Smith
opportunity errors encounters
Businesses always have opportunities to improve service, product lines, manufacturing techniques, and the like, and obviously these opportunities should be seized. But a business that constantly encounters major change also encounters many chances for major error Warren Buffett
opportunity swings waiting
Investing is the greatest business in the world because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate; the pitcher throws you General Motors at 47! U.S. Steel at 39! And nobody calls a strike on you. There's no penalty except opportunity. All day you wait for the pitch you like; then, when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it. Warren Buffett
opportunity interesting balance
We will reject interesting opportunities rather than over-leverage our balance sheet. Warren Buffett