Opportunity Quotes · Page 169

As travelers, it is our responsibility to adapt, otherwise we miss the whole point: the opportunity to gain a new perspective.

— Josh Gates

Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom.

— Henri Nouwen

I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and face the justices, which was really a…

— Laurence Fishburne

I love deejaying and got the opportunity to do a music production course online and loved it, but I am about as…

— James Haskell

Loss provides an opportunity to take inventory of our lives, to reconsider priorities, and to determine new directions.

— Gerald Lawson Sittser

When we read a book, our most essential trait - imagination - is given the opportunity to soar.

— Saint Augustine

The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another.

— James Salter

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

— Anonymous

I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free,…

— Sebastian Pinera

Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality…

— Anthony Foxx

We continue to build temples. We desire that as many members as possible have an opportunity to attend the temple without having…

— Thomas S. Monson

If heads of states fail to seize the opportunity of our entry into the third millennium to provide for a better government…

— Robert Muller

Health and disease don't just happen to us. They are active processes issuing from inner harmony or disharmony, profoundly affected by our…

— Marilyn Ferguson

It just depends on what you decide to have in your heart. That's what I've learned. That's where I am at this…

— Wayne Dyer

You can do things with TV that you just can't do on film. There's so much more time: there's the opportunity for…

— Naveen Andrews

I am extremely thankful for my family. I am very thankful for what God is allowing me to do artistically. What a…

— Mary Engelbreit

I will do plays as long as they're interested in having me do them. It's the biggest opportunity to learn the most…

— Sarah Paulson

Thanks to the leadership of Vice President Gore, we have a government for the Information Age, once again a government that is…

— William J. Clinton

In the Navy, I was introduced to the modeling world and something I never thought I would do in a million years.…

— Drew Waters

Even though it was January, in Los Angeles it was beautiful and sunny and the blue skies were out and it was…

— Mark Hoppus

It is just so satisfying to create work that is beyond the framework of language. I think for me that when I…

— Truong Tran

How about Proust's In Search of Lost Time?" Tamaru asked. "If you've never read it this would be a good opportunity to…

— Haruki Murakami

It was when I was on the set of Dead Poets Society.There was actor,his name was Norman Lloyd. One day he took…

— Ethan Hawke

It is not till it is discovered that high individual incomes will not purchase the mass of mankind immunity from cholera, typhus,…

— R. H. Tawney

May we do good everywhere as we have opportunity, and results will not be wanting!

— Charles Spurgeon

Every day we have worked hard to build a more prosperous Virginia, with greater opportunity for future generations.

— Glenn Youngkin

We truly love Butler University and Indianapolis and are very thankful to have had the opportunity to celebrate so many wonderful things…

— Brad Stevens

Riding for QuickStep was a dream of mine from an early age. I couldn't let this opportunity go.

— Sam Bennett

We continue to see acquisitions as an opportunity area for us. It's one of the tools that we use to grow.

— Dennis Muilenburg

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

— Lynn Swann

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

— Steve Nash

I know that I have the potential. And the opportunities. But I don't say: "I want to win the Australian Open in…

— Alexander Zverev

I think it's good that opportunity, like circumstances, can really affect what you do and you have no control over it.

— James Dean Bradfield

At 17, I became a member of the Boston Repertory Theatre. I had an opportunity pretty quickly and performed with the theater…

— David Morse

I know that one day I won't be good enough to play baseball anymore. But as long as I have an opportunity…

— Joey Votto

I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity.

— Dave Koz

Stay open to opportunity -- you never know where your next important connection will be made.

— Nicholas Boothman

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount…

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

When opportunity knocks, some people are in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers

— Polish Proverb

When you have an opportunity to take the lead and you don't, most of the time something bad happens.

— Dusty Baker