- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The role in 'See No Evil,' Jacob Goodnight, was perfect for me, so if I got the opportunity to do that again, I certainly would consider that.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields?
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.
- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, there is always an opportunity to learn from the other actors you work with.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
What do we lose without wild animal acts at the circus? Absolutely nothing, except the opportunity to be haunted and heartbroken.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do cooler things. Every band sells t-shirts and plays certain auditoriums, but I'm sick of being like everyone else, because I'm not.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have an opportunity to do something again, the money goes up and people get more conservative.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved the opportunity to just transform my voice. I loved the idea of doing impressions and mimicking and playing around with the spectrum of your own voice. That's what I enjoy most about doing voice-overs.
- Big Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's almost impossible for a start-up to compete on cash compensation, and it doesn't make much sense to try. A seasoned executive at a big company is going to join a start-up because he or she craves the opportunity to build something from the ground up.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't fail. The further you fall, the greater the opportunity for growth and change.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Daily, I visualize the smart-ass troll who lives deep in my subconscious, and I pelt him with rainbows and unicorns. I fight a battle against my judgmental thoughts. And when an opportunity arises to gain acceptance or popularity at the expense of someone else, I zip it. It's not easy.
- Empathize
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the opportunity to play characters who have these dark sides but make the audience empathize with them. You want them to think there is some kind of sweeter, softer side to it.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020