Opportunity Quotes
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I feel like I have so many amazing opportunities because of my immigrant mother, my immigrant grandparents. There are so many of us who do come from immigrants - even some people who support Trump's travel ban. I think we need to take a step back and realize what the real issues are - it's not being from different places or being different.
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We should all have the opportunity to at least get a basic education and feel that you are worthy of something in life.
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I never assumed that I would be able to play in a main draw so quickly after Juniors. I've been having really good results. It really is a privilege. I'm very happy for the opportunity.
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Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
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I got an opportunity to be on a tribute to the Rolling Stones in the late '90s and did a rockin' version of 'Paint It Black' - that's probably the biggest stretch of anything that I've personally done. I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, but I understand where my parameters are.
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I am ready to fight according to the rules, and I ask for the opportunity to prove myself.
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I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.
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There are so many dreams beyond our nights, and so much sunshine beyond our gray walls. But we can't see it when we stay at home. There is so much sky above our roof. Is the door so old that it won't open, or are we at home because we're afraid of catching a chill?
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I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates. I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes, but I was scared of flying.
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I think doing a record with B.B. King allowed me the opportunity to blend two different generations across the board and make a song that I hope is extremely impactful.
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Americans are defined by a history of immigration in pursuit of freedom and opportunity. We are more individualistic, enterprising, and protective of liberties that most Europeans do not expect, such as owning guns, working 70-hour weeks, or appreciating nature as it goes by at 60 mph on a snowmobile.
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If the songs I'm writing can offer anything to somebody, I'd like to give myself the opportunity to deliver that.
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With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind.
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The fact of the matter is that if we were going to do anything about Gaddafi, it should have been at the beginning. And by fooling around like this as long as we have, we have wasted an opportunity that would have gotten rid of him.
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We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war.
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FOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano.
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One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to read.
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There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is simply to try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity of obtaining a larger measure of divine grace.
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We can't do every good thing there is to do in the world. Too many Christians live under the terror of total obligation, thinking every act of injustice, every opportunity of ministry, and every urgent appeal are our responsibilities.
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Unsolved problems are where you'll find opportunity. Energy is one sector with extremely urgent unsolved problems.
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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
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I almost feel more anxious lately about, 'Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.'
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My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity.
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Sometimes people confuse contrivance and authenticity, and sometimes I think authenticity can get in the way of a good excuse to do something theatrical. I just don't like wasting opportunity - if you're going to do a photo session, if you're going to walk on stage, why not make it interesting?
