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title: "6 Opportunity America Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [The best escalator to opportunity in America is education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kristof/the-best-escalator-to-opportunity-in-america-is-education/)

[Nicholas Kristof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-kristof/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/nicholas-kristof-6723_america_the-best-escalator-to-opportunity-in-ame_1203233.jpg)

> [The real opportunity America has always offered is the chance to be what you want to be and escape being what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/the-real-opportunity-america-has-always-offered-is-the-chance-to-be/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/stephen-schwartz-3036_america_the-real-opportunity-america-has-always_1680686.jpg)

> [This is a critical opportunity for America. And what Im afraid of is weve watched over the past year or so, first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/this-is-a-critical-opportunity-for-america-and-what-im-afraid-of-is/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [As long as there is freedom and opportunity for all, America will always be a city on a hill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-doocy/as-long-as-there-is-freedom-and-opportunity-for-all-america-will/)

[Steve Doocy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-doocy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/steve-doocy-10279_america_as-long-as-there-is-freedom-and-opportun_2333954.jpg)

> [The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-schultz/the-entrepreneurial-opportunity-in-america-is-alive-and-well/)

[Howard Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-schultz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/howard-schultz-1317_alive_the-entrepreneurial-opportunity-in-ameri_2958078.png)

> [Everybody has an opportunity in America. I don't care if guys whine and complain about this or that. You know, no country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/everybody-has-an-opportunity-in-america-i-don-t-care-if-guys-whine/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/bobby-knight-2680_america_everybody-has-an-opportunity-in-america_3011538.png)

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