Quotes About Opportunity

America is a country ready to be taken, in fact, longing to be taken by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.

Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.

Like airlines, we routinely overbook ourselves, fearful of any unused capacity, confident that we can fit everything in. We fear that if we don't cram as much as possible into our day, we might miss out on something fabulous, important, special, or career advancing. But there are no rollover minutes in life. We don't get to keep all that time we "save." It's actually a very costly way to live.

There are no lobbyists for the American Dream.

Settling other people's land is an American tradition.

To the citizens of Israel, I say: we have passed difficult years, faced the most painful experiences and overcame them. The future lies before us. We are required to take difficult and controversial steps, but we must not miss the opportunity to try to achieve what we have wished for, for so many years: security, tranquillity and peace.

watched the setting sun as it sent bursts of colors across the sky as he thought about the question. "Because what we choose to do between the two is entirely up to us. I find it amazing that we're all given the exact same amount of time but what differs is how we utilize it.

The rising sun holds promise and is nothing more than a new opportunity for growth and discovery. It's a new start and anything can happen during those hours." "And the setting sun?" "The setting sun allows us to take a deep breath and bask in all the growth we've done throughout the day.

When the soldier returns from the wars, even though he has white hair, he very soon finds a young wife. But a woman has only one summer; if she does not make hay while the sun shines, no one will afterwards have anything to say to her, and she spends her days consulting oracles that never send her a husband.

A woman's time of opportunity is short, and if she doesn't seize it, no one wants to marry her, and she sits watching for omens.

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with great misfortunes.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

Fate, no doubt, had a hand in it.

I am first and foremost a catalist; I put people and situations together.

I was a day late and a dollar short, and every other cliché I could think of.

I feel fortunate. I've really gotten to work with amazing talented people, and to learn from them, which is why I'm doing this. If I can work with the best director I'm going to do it.

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers.

I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

Take my advice. Make love to every pretty woman you meet. And remember, if you get 5 per cent on your outlay it's a good return.

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

Which of us is not saying to himself--which of us has not been saying to himself all his life: "I shall alter that when I have a little more time"? We never shall have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there is.

We never shall have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there is.