Quotes About Opportunity

The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others.

Life is a collage of events, really.

The American Dream never really existed. It was a marketing scam.

I've been really fortunate to be able to do different kinds of films in different scales, different genres, different kinds of roles, and that is important to me.

The American Dream is really money.

I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.

Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn't ordinarily have that opportunity. I think that's very important.

Nothing's out of the realm. I think '24' has always keyed into that.

Generally, the realm in which black playwrights have been allowed to achieve success has been social realism or musicals.

You know, when you do something that's different and out of your realm, you want to pick the right time.

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.

Who knows where I would be if I hadn't gone on Drag Race and gotten that kick in the rear to step it up to the next level?

No matter what's behind us in the rearview mirror, it's always about what's next.

Everything is happening for a reason, it's preparing you for bigger things.

All gigs are good gigs. There's never a bad one. Everything have a reason behind it; you just got to find that reason.

We're all put here for a reason. And one little movement changes your way of life.

If a part terrifies me, that is definitely a reason to do it.

It's illegal to hire or fire anybody because of their race, appearance, or sexual orientation, but in Hollywood, ironically, it's the reason people will hire or not hire you.

There is no reason to continue to fail our girls.

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public.

There's been a myth perpetuated where people think, 'I need to go into consulting, banking, finance, law, or medicine to make a consistently reasonable amount of money.' People are now realizing that's not the case.

You can't tell me to stop being me. As long as there's something out there for me, or somebody offers me something that's reasonable, people that I want to fight, not just anybody, it's gotta make sense... but as long as those fights come around, I will continue to keep being me.

The only chance for a guy like me is to make a decent picture for a reasonable budget. If it brings in a profit for investors, maybe I'll have the opportunity to make something else.