Opportunity Quotes
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It is not brilliance or facility that is necessary, but the determination to bear and even enjoy the dull process of wading into one's own bad prose again, and one more time, and then once again, with the utmost concentration and taste, looking for opportunities to mine deeper.
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Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities.
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I think there's tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples treated with respect in our nation's capital.
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I have no complaints at all, ... We knew exactly what we had to do. We had an opportunity to do it. We just fell a little bit short. We knew what the rules were.
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Crazy things happen in this sport, and you have to be ready. And for me, luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
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For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.
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Your retirement is an opportunity to live out your dreams and take care of your family. Don’t leave it to chance.
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It's nice to be rewarded. If I get more ice time, I get more opportunity. I know if I play more I can contribute to the team. I want to be a bigger factor than I've been.
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Not a lot of siblings have opportunity [of realizing ourselves and realizing each other], because they're always being pushed together so much. They need their time apart in order to realize themselves and realize who they are.
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A woman will sometimes forgive the man who tries to seduce her, but never the man who misses an opportunity when offered.
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As the opportunity grows for unlimited growth and progress, the chances of failure increase. There is no such thing as a program that will provide security and growth and progress with no risk . . . even within the church. As freedom for unrestricted development is enhanced, the possibilities for failure are also increased. The risk factor is great.
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I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.
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Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative.
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I love this country. And when you are given an opportunity to help your country, in what is one of the most volatile times we've seen in a long time, there's no way I'm not going to step up to do everything I can and make us strong.
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I don't think I possess any skill that anyone else doesn't have. I've just had perhaps more of an opportunity, more of an exposure, and been fortunate to survive a lot of situations that many other weren't so lucky to make it.
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Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.
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I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily for an opportunity to work in a laboratory and wondering if I should continue in physics.
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Hillary Clinton was in rural America during the Iowa caucuses, but I think the nature of a campaign makes it more difficult once you become the candidate. There's a messaging opportunity here throughout, not just in the election season, but before the election, the opportunity to underscore what government is doing in a positive way in partnership with rural folks. I think it's a messaging issue. It's being there physically, talking to folks, listening to people, respecting and admiring what they do, and then making sure that they understand precisely what the partnership is.
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One of the most important things, that we in US have to engage is unleashing our domestic energy production opportunities. It does come down to "drill, baby, drill," in addition to an "all of the above" energy policy.
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Chamath PalihapitiyaWhat you should be in a rush for isn't necessarily the immediate monetary return, but it's to know that this equation existing between an employee and a company is being honored. What's the equation? I'm going to give you my most precious thing that I have - my time and my reputation. That's what the employee says. And the company says I'm going to take your time and your reputation and direct it at things that we believe collectively have a huge impact opportunity to do something extremely positive. And that positivity will get measured in impact and also economic upside.
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Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?
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I was really good at saying no. I decided I was just going to say yes to any opportunity that came, no matter how crazy. And it changed my life.
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I think he's got an opportunity to come in here and contribute right away. That's one of the reasons he chose Louisville is so he could play right away, immediately and hopefully have some impact.
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I believe that younger workers should have the opportunity to plan for a higher retirement income than that which the current system would allow.
