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title: "12 Provide Opportunity Quotes by 12 authors"
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> [It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-pollard/it-is-the-responsibility-of-leadership-to-provide-opportunity-and-the/)

[William Pollard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-pollard/)

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> [Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-nixon/government-can-provide-opportunity-but-opportunity-means-nothing/)

[Richard M. Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-nixon/)

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> [The past did not provide your only opportunity for happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-past-did-not-provide-your-only-opportunity-for-happiness/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [A school is not a factory. Its raison d'être is to provide opportunity for experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-l-carr-2/a-school-is-not-a-factory-its-raison-d-tre-is-to-provide-opportunity/)

[J. L. Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-l-carr-2/)

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> [We're so grateful that we're able to provide this opportunity for our current and past graduates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-branch/we-re-so-grateful-that-we-re-able-to-provide-this-opportunity-for-our/)

[David Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-branch/)

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> [Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity; not stifle it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/government-can-and-must-provide-opportunity-not-smother-it-foster/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Work can provide the opportunity for spiritual and personal, as well as financial, growth. If it doesn't, we're wasting far too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-autry/work-can-provide-the-opportunity-for-spiritual-and-personal-as-well/)

[James Autry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-autry/)

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> [I believe people I represent still aspire to the idea that our job as a generation is to provide more opportunity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bennet/i-believe-people-i-represent-still-aspire-to-the-idea-that-our-job-as/)

[Michael Bennet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bennet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/michael-bennet-10791_aspire_i-believe-people-i-represent-still-aspir_203303.jpg)

> [It's not all about starring in a TV show for me. It's about being able to provide opportunity and employment for other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/it-s-not-all-about-starring-in-a-tv-show-for-me-it-s-about-being-able/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/malik-yoba-7448_being_it-s-not-all-about-starring-in-a-tv-show_1690593.jpg)

> [A wise Government seeks to provide the opportunity through which the best of individual achievement can be obtained, while at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt/a-wise-government-seeks-to-provide-the-opportunity-through-which-the/)

[Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt/)

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> [The only way to ensure that our promise to provide every opportunity for students with disabilities, and help them achieve their full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-smith/the-only-way-to-ensure-that-our-promise-to-provide-every-opportunity/)

[Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/gordon-smith-19186_achieve_the-only-way-to-ensure-that-our-promise_2546320.png)

> [I look forward to meaningful roles that provide me an opportunity to perform, even if I appear only in a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sathyapriya/i-look-forward-to-meaningful-roles-that-provide-me-an-opportunity-to/)

[Sathyapriya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sathyapriya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/sathyapriya-51618_even_i-look-forward-to-meaningful-roles-that_2830539.jpg)

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