Quotes About Opportunity

Doors opened for me and I ran for it.

About 13-14 years ago, I went back to my alma mater, Fairfax High School, and ran into the music teacher. She invited me to come speak to the kids about the viability of a music career. When I went into the room where I used to play every day in a big orchestra, they had nothing!

I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.

I've done all of them except for Oprah. My shoes were on Oprah but they ran out of time so I wasn't on. I left my shoes in Chicago so they could put them on the show.

I ran away from my house when I was about 12 years old to audition for a film.

The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I ran again in the senior year with the same result. But opportunity came ironically, or fortunately, when I returned to Indianapolis after serving in the Navy.

I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come.

I came to New York with two bags, my guitar and my laptop. I set my stuff down and immediately ran to an audition.

That's really how I got started was doing Shakespeare. When I got out of school, I was lucky enough to meet George Wolfe, who ran The Public Theater.

I ran because somebody had to do it first. In this country, everybody is supposed to be able to run for president, but that has never really been true.

At RightNow, we employed gays, and we ran a complete meritocracy.

Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.

I have been extraordinarily fortunate in my life, luckier than almost anybody on this planet. And whenever I ran into challenges, my parents did everything they could so that I could maximize my own potential.

My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used to rummage through her garage, looking for anything that I thought people might buy. I'd then set up a table and try to sell what I could to the people walking by.

I think I was given an opportunity, and I ran with it. I think I've made a lot more of it than anybody thought I was going to, and that's why it's gone so well, but it's opened a lot of doors and a lot of eyes to what I can do.

When I first ran for office in 1980, there weren't that many women running for office.

Seeing friends become successful, you go, 'I can do that, too.' I ran with it fresh out of college. MMA was the next step.

Yeah, I would go to New England Conservatory a lot. My orchestra teacher ran a program for minority students there.

I didn't get a chance to shoot any threes at all in the offense we ran at Wake.

I put my name out there and ran for public service because I want more inclusion, diversity, and opportunity... I will fight for those values.

Just like my parents immigrated from ranch to ranch picking crops, I have migrated from city to city.

'Fast And Furious 7' was quite random. I remember that it was the first holiday that I took in the entire year. I was in Mussoorie for two days with my friends when I got a call from my international PRs asking me to audition for 'Fast And Furious 7.'

Detroit was kind of a random thing where it was like a chance to be in a rock 'n' roll movie.

The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you.