- 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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are in any position of influence, then it’s almost your duty to try to help. If people don’t have the ability or opportunity to help themselves, then sometimes it’s got to come from someone who can.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, having the opportunity to go to college was very important. To miss out on an education is a loss.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel it is my duty to take every single opportunity I get to advocate for peace, no matter the circumstances of those meetings.
- Equal Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not arguing for a utopian society; equal opportunity for all, though ideal, is unrealistic.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition's always good, but the biggest thing I like about coach Saban is that he gives everybody the opportunity to play.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it. This is a life threatening issue for men; it happens every day. The more you know, the better your chances are of dealing with it if the worst were to happen.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I simply believe food is too good to throw away - and Christmas leftovers can be a gastronomic opportunity for the well-skilled kitchen forager. With a little imagination, there are a million ways to use up leftovers rather than bin them.
- Equal Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Private markets, where everyone has an equal opportunity is the only system that works.
- Grasped
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- Nov 07, 2020
I so wanted to perform, and I grasped every opportunity.
- Different Kinds
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like it when actors get an opportunity to chew into something. They love scenes with beginnings, middles, and ends - scenes that give an arc to their characters and allow audiences to get to know these people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020