Opportunity Quotes · Page 242

Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't…

— William Raspberry

We are in a social and political context in which the norm is to punish poor folks of color rather than to…

— Michelle Alexander

In every difficult situation there is a door to opportunity for which optimism is the only key.

— Wes Fesler

Convergence and the blurring of lines across industries creates the opportunity for women to really excel.

— Lynne Doughtie

As a prosecutor, I've been in prisons. I've had the opportunity to see what they're like in America.

— Tom Rooney

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

I feel very proud to be Mexican. I didn't have the opportunity to learn Spanish when I was a girl, but ...…

— Selena

Do not keep crying when your love has been gone. You only need Smile because he had been given you the opportunity…

— Khalil Gibran

Faith causes changes. Anytime there is change, there is opportunity, including the opportunity to fail. But failing can be a step toward…

— Paula White

I'm thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to shift the attention to subtitles and accessibility for deaf and hard of…

— Lauren Ridloff

As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the…

— Charles B. Rangel

When those who have the opportunity to speak to those politicians they must do so and if one doesn't have that opportunity…

— Angelina Jolie

In the 1960s, songs were an integral part of film narration. I have been fortunate to have had some of the best…

— Waheeda Rehman

To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an…

— Elena Kagan

The thing is, that great actors are everywhere. They're everywhere. They're doing good parts on television. They're doing television commercials. They're doing…

— David Fincher

I've always felt that I shot the ball well from distance, but it's just having the opportunity to finally do so. It's…

— Brook Lopez

As you all become more intimate with Me, with opportunities to come closer to Me, all that is good and bad within…

— Meher Baba

There may come a time when it will be possible for you to humiliate your worst enemy or even to defeat him,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits…

— George Polya

I think because of the iPhone and the fact that we now have a ubiquitous internet, our creativity in the startup space…

— Aaron Levie

They're the bigots and they're the intolerant ones. There is a way for them, if they wanted to convey a message to…

— Rush Limbaugh

I was inspired by what students have done in some schools organizing walkouts protesting the lack of funding and that sort of…

— Michelle Alexander

An actor that tells you that they have real choices between material is, for the most part, lying. There are very few…

— Walton Goggins

Canada is lucky enough to be protected both by oceans and by a southern neighbor that is very careful about its migration…

— Justin Trudeau

I am convinced that climate change represents a historic opportunity on an even greater scale.

— Naomi Klein

I am very excited - it's a big opportunity for me to play for Manchester United, a new challenge for me. I…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

We should use the transition to a better energy strategy as an opportunity to create a better economy and a better country…

— Van Jones

Take advantage of this great opportunity in your life to live it well, to be good, to have good works, and to…

— David B. Haight

It's tough being at Chelsea. I work hard every day in training. It's a massive club with really good players, so you…

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

The E.U. elections provide an opportunity for the people of the United Kingdom to knock some sense into the heads of their…

— Gina Miller

The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman, but he can give them opportunities for developing their…

— Mary Parker Follett

Pubcon is always one of the first shows I put on my calendar. Content is excellent, social is excellent, networking opportunities are…

— Jim Banks

To have people from every continent who are working on philanthropy, on social entrepreneurship, gives me a unique opportunity to engage.

— Darren Walker

I'm open to any opportunity as long as the movie boasts a winning combination of compelling story and character.

— Iko Uwais

If you have the opportunity as an actor to control your career in any way, then you've won the jackpot.

— Romola Garai

Never limit yourself, we live in a limitless world with endless possibilities, never say you can't and never give up.

— Anonymous

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

— Chris Abani

What good would politics be, if it didn’t give everyone the opportunity to make moral compromises.

— Thomas Mann

You know, sometimes I think people in politics are always looking for the next job and the next opportunity. And frankly, that's…

— Tina Smith

Readiness for opportunity makes for success. Opportunity often comes by accident; readiness never does.

— Sam Rayburn