--- title: "10 Opportunity Americans Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Opportunity Americans quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Opportunity Americans sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/evan-wolfson-37152_couple_i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance_2605809.jpg" --- > [I think there's tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples treated with respect in our nation's capital.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-wolfson/i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance-and-opportunity-in-americans/) [Evan Wolfson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-wolfson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/evan-wolfson-37152_couple_i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance_2605809.jpg) > [While our country has made great strides in breaking down the barriers which for so long denied equal opportunity to all Americans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-schiff/while-our-country-has-made-great-strides-in-breaking-down-the/) [Adam Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-schiff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/adam-schiff-10222_barriers_while-our-country-has-made-great-strides_110660.jpg) > [I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/i-pinch-myself-because-of-the-understanding-that-i-ve-been-blessed/) [Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/marco-rubio-355_american_i-pinch-myself-because-of-the-understand_1892252.png) > [We won't stop fighting to deliver more relief and open doors of opportunity to more Americans more quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-cardona/we-won-t-stop-fighting-to-deliver-more-relief-and-open-doors-of/) [Miguel Cardona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-cardona/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e12/miguel-cardona-5641_fighting_we-won-t-stop-fighting-to-deliver-more-r_194432.jpg) > [Higher education is meant to provide economic opportunity to Americans - not provide unscrupulous companies the opportunity to syphon off billions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-madigan/higher-education-is-meant-to-provide-economic-opportunity-to/) [Lisa Madigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-madigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/lisa-madigan-13859_education_higher-education-is-meant-to-provide-eco_2366167.jpg) > [Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kemp/our-goals-for-this-nation-must-be-nothing-less-than-to-double-the/) [Jack Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/jack-kemp-8099_economy_our-goals-for-this-nation-must-be-nothin_2572583.jpg) > [Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/do-we-believe-that-the-goal-of-government-is-to-promote-equal/) [Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/paul-ryan-869_believe_do-we-believe-that-the-goal-of-governmen_323524.jpg) > [There is a seductive simplicity in Donald Trump's vision to build walls and ban refugees to protect American interests. But we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reshma-saujani/there-is-a-seductive-simplicity-in-donald-trump-s-vision-to-build/) [Reshma Saujani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reshma-saujani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/reshma-saujani-8101_create_there-is-a-seductive-simplicity-in-donal_2621029.jpg) > [Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depended-on-individual-initiative/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/barack-obama-17_belief_yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depend_1463386.jpg) > [Bill Clinton tried the approach that I'm talking about. We created 23 million new jobs. We went from deficit to surplus. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m-talking-about-we-created-23/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/barack-obama-17_quote_bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m_1326764.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/opportunity-americans/#itemlist", "name": "Opportunity Americans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there's tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples treated with respect in our nation's capital.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Evan Wolfson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-wolfson/i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance-and-opportunity-in-americans/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/evan-wolfson-37152_couple_i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance_2605809.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/evan-wolfson-37152_couple_i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance_2605809.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/evan-wolfson-37152_couple_i-think-there-s-tremendous-significance_2605809.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think there's tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples…” — Evan Wolfson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "While our country has made great strides in breaking down the barriers which for so long denied equal opportunity to all Americans, we are not yet the beautiful symphony of brotherhood of Dr. King's dream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Schiff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-schiff/while-our-country-has-made-great-strides-in-breaking-down-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/adam-schiff-10222_barriers_while-our-country-has-made-great-strides_110660.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/adam-schiff-10222_barriers_while-our-country-has-made-great-strides_110660.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/adam-schiff-10222_barriers_while-our-country-has-made-great-strides_110660.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“While our country has made great strides in breaking down the barriers which for so long denied equal…” — Adam Schiff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - 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But it has also depended on our sense of mutual regard for each other, of mutual responsibility. The idea that everybody has a stake in the country, that we're all in it together and everybody's got a shot at opportunity. Americans know this. We know that government can't solve all our problems - and we don't want it to. But we also know that there are some things we can't do on our own. We know that there are some things we do better together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depended-on-individual-initiative/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/barack-obama-17_belief_yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depend_1463386.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/barack-obama-17_belief_yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depend_1463386.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/barack-obama-17_belief_yes-our-greatness-as-a-nation-has-depend_1463386.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. 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So, in some ways, we've got some data on which approach is more likely to create jobs and opportunity for Americans and I believe that the economy works best when middle-class families are getting tax breaks so that they've got some money in their pockets, and those of us who have done extraordinarily well because of this magnificent country that we live in, that we can afford to do a little bit more to make sure we're not blowing up the deficit.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m-talking-about-we-created-23/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/barack-obama-17_quote_bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m_1326764.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/barack-obama-17_quote_bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m_1326764.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/barack-obama-17_quote_bill-clinton-tried-the-approach-that-i-m_1326764.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bill Clinton tried the approach that I'm talking about. 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