- Nov 07, 2020
Opportunity Quotes
Words on access, equity, and potential.
These opportunity quotes come largely from people working to expand educational access, describing the gap between talent sent toward finance or law and talent sent toward underserved communities. One entry questions why a country built on equal opportunity still lets birthplace determine outcomes. Related reflections continue in our Great quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, we have to decide, with the Legislature: Are we willing to take some bold steps to make us even more competitive in the future, competing in a global economy? I think Nebraskans are willing to listen to that discussion. They want an opportunity for their kids and grandkids to live here.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone keeps telling me how young I am, but if the right opportunity comes up, I'm ready to manage.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing is, I grew up in L.A., so I had this unique opportunity to live in both communist Russia and see that life, and then move to America as a young girl and experience a completely different life.
- Half Years
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- Nov 07, 2020
Three and a half years in L.A. was enough for me. I would love to go back for short bursts if a film opportunity came up, but it's a unique place, and you can reach saturation point. For me it was a place where creative desire and ambition meets desperation. It's in the air; it's palpable - I just didn't want to be around that.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The opportunity to go up to Canada and play was just a blessing for me and my family.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
No police department should hire more quickly than they can assimilate the people that they bring in, and we did. I take responsibility for it. It was the first opportunity I had to hire, and I wanted to do it, and I take responsibility.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, I ended up kind of getting sadly duped, in a way. I haven't had an agent in 10 years, and now I'm doing some of the most interesting films I've ever had an opportunity to play in.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Times might be tough, your head and thoughts might be spinning, but I find it's physically impossible to do that spiral thing when your mind is focused on giving and creating opportunity.
- Cooke
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times, that's hard to capture: what you sound like in person versus what you sound like on record. If I had total control, I would do a lot of the old songs - not only my songs but Sam Cooke songs, Luther Vandross, melody songs. That's what I would really do if I had an opportunity to do a record.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to get a film, you know, you need a very special film to be able to get that experimental. But, I would love to see that happen. I would love the opportunity to be more experimental than I am.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020