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title: "11 Need Opportunity Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [There are so many bright people who just need an opportunity to help others and pay it forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-burton/there-are-so-many-bright-people-who-just-need-an-opportunity-to-help/)

[Susan Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-burton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/susan-burton-16320_forward_there-are-so-many-bright-people-who-just_1660599.jpg)

> [What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magda-gerber/what-infants-need-is-the-opportunity-and-time-to-take-in-and-figure/)

[Magda Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magda-gerber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/magda-gerber-17618_figures_what-infants-need-is-the-opportunity-and_513315.png)

> [Whenever you are out of work, you need to take the opportunity to do things you like to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-pearson/whenever-you-are-out-of-work-you-need-to-take-the-opportunity-to-do/)

[Nigel Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-pearson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/nigel-pearson-15423_like_whenever-you-are-out-of-work-you-need-to_574668.jpg)

> [All I've ever said I need is an opportunity. Give me a chance, and I'll take it with both hands and run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hunt/all-i-ve-ever-said-i-need-is-an-opportunity-give-me-a-chance-and-i-ll/)

[Mark Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/mark-hunt-5394_chance_all-i-ve-ever-said-i-need-is-an-opportun_803985.jpg)

> [I need to take each opportunity I get when I'm in the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-hudson-odoi/i-need-to-take-each-opportunity-i-get-when-i-m-in-the-team/)

[Callum Hudson-Odoi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-hudson-odoi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/callum-hudson-odoi-6612_football_i-need-to-take-each-opportunity-i-get-wh_3207633.jpg)

> [There are amazing people in this world that just need an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-anne-tuohy/there-are-amazing-people-in-this-world-that-just-need-an-opportunity/)

[Leigh Anne Tuohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-anne-tuohy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/leigh-anne-tuohy-14970_amazing-people_there-are-amazing-people-in-this-world-t_878604.png)

> [You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janeane-garofalo/you-just-need-an-opportunity-and-then-you-yourself-have-to-do-a-good/)

[Janeane Garofalo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janeane-garofalo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/janeane-garofalo-1940_good-job_you-just-need-an-opportunity-and-then-yo_1294959.png)

> [Teams need the opportunity to learn about each other's capabilities and develop productive routines. So once we get the right people on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-grant/teams-need-the-opportunity-to-learn-about-each-other-s-capabilities/)

[Adam Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-grant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/adam-grant-3775_bus_teams-need-the-opportunity-to-learn-abou_1971641.png)

> [You have to put in the work, do the things you're supposed to do. But at the end of the day all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-rivera/you-have-to-put-in-the-work-do-the-things-you-re-supposed-to-do-but/)

[Ron Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-rivera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/ron-rivera-9037_day_you-have-to-put-in-the-work-do-the-thing_1367552.jpg)

> [I have seen people wanting to devote their time &amp; energy to nation building. All they need is an opportunity. 'MyGov' is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/i-have-seen-people-wanting-to-devote-their-time-energy-to-nation/)

[Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/narendra-modi-250_building_i-have-seen-people-wanting-to-devote-the_2883843.jpg)

> [Opportunity shies away from need, but opportunity is attracted by talent and ability. What you don't want to happen is opportunity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/opportunity-shies-away-from-need-but-opportunity-is-attracted-by/)

[Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/jim-rohn-243_ability_opportunity-shies-away-from-need-but-opp_1326170.jpg)

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