- Money
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- 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.
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- Mama
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Seattle, I had the opportunity to take classes since I was 7 years old. I did theatre. I auditioned for film, television, commercials, and built up not just a resume but also some confidence. I learned how to master my craft before arriving in Los Angeles.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let us display our loyalty and love and embrace every opportunity to become wealthy and strong; let our first object be the veneration of the Imperial Court, which vouchsafes its protection to the commonwealth, and let those who hold the reins of government consider the general good.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I want to be in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My feeling is, having lived in different classes, that people want equality of opportunity... that's the thing that makes me despair: the idea that people aren't given equality of opportunity.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's like, you know, you can't get ahead of yourself, because no amount of success or exposure or opportunity is going to really matter or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what you're doing right now.
- Child Actor
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people try to paint this child actor stigma, but I always looked at it as a great opportunity.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little bit, something different from every single one that I've been around.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, I used to try and hit every ball out of the ground. After playing one-day cricket and Test cricket, I never thought I'd get a chance to play like that again, ever. Twenty20 has given me the opportunity of playing like a kid again. I can just feel free and go out there and hit.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020