Quotes About Opportunity

There's a thriving field of self-published stuff in, particularly, black fiction. I don't know that other groups of people of color have that same recourse.

When people have jobs in a thriving economy, it solves a lot of problems.

People used to say if you really want to crack it you have really got to go to America. But with the Internet and the scene how it is... Americans are coming here more and more. They are looking at what we are doing. I think it's important that we all remain here, that we stay here and keep this scene thriving.

In fact, I used to get film offers even when I was playing Lord Ram on television. However, none of them were worth jeopardizing my thriving television career.

I did have a lucky thing going on there in my throat.

Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest.

We pass through this world but once.

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

With fame comes opportunity, but in my opinion, it also includes responsibility - to advocate and share, to focus less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings and, if I'm lucky enough, then to inspire.

I don't come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.

There are guys throughout the NFL that get the chance one way or the other.

Throughout Philippine history, it's the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy.

Now the fact that terrorists throughout the world see this as an opportunity to defeat the United States, we have to be - and every Democratic candidate, even those who opposed us going in, now say we just simply can't cut and run.

We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.

I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

Blessed be God, that we live in these latter times - the latter times of the reign of darkness and imposture. Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to cooperate with the Saviour in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing his kingdom throughout the world.

The consequences of substandard teaching go far beyond whether college or a good job is in reach. They affect earning potential, with implications throughout a person's life.

Mobile gaming is the largest and fastest-growing opportunity for interactive entertainment, and we will have one of the world's most successful mobile game companies and its talented teams providing great content to new customers, in new geographies, throughout the world.

Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.

You never know what life is going to throw at you, really, do you?

If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.

There is no one that we can afford to throw away.