Quotes About Opportunity

Acting was always on my mind so when the offer came to me I happily agreed to do it.

I would happily do any Malayalam or Bengali film, if the script is good and I get a good challenge as an actor.

If it's going to make you happy, go for it - life is short.

I feel really lucky because I discovered acting when I was really young, I was like nine and I think I had a really happy childhood and youth. I was doing what I wanted.

Getting on a popular, long-running show like 'Happy Days' is the actor's equivalent of winning the lottery.

As an actor, you want to work every day of your life. You have to work hard, look and think positive, and the work just starts coming your way.

Like a lot of freelance cartoonists, when any opportunity like that comes along, I have a hard time saying no, whether it makes sense or not.

Embrace your fire - even in hard times. A down economy can actually be a great time to start a business.

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education.

I've done it the hard way and taken every opportunity I've been given and said yes to every fighter that's been put in front of me.

If you're in a job that you hate, don't be scared of seeking out something that might be riskier. Anything can turn into something with passion and hard work.

The mantra I grew up with was that no matter where you came from, hard work and education could set you free.

Success comes to you with luck and a lot of hard work, but it doesn't give you the right to be any better than anybody else.

Hard work and making the most of life - that's what makes Georgians great.

England is a lucky country for me, and fortune comes only with hard work.

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.

You may have seen me in movies like 'Fast & Furious' and 'Avatar.' But I wouldn't have been able to do any of that without hard work and determination. You can accomplish anything if you just stay out of trouble and do the right things.

Intentionality and talent always matter. An extraordinary feat is certainly made more likely by someone's focus, hard work, etc. But chance also matters.

I wasn't given a scholarship out of high school, and that allowed me to learn what hard work was early on.

The hard-working Americans, the people who made this country so great, they've been left in the dust.

We only put the negative black people on television. We don't put the good, hard-working black people.

For generations, Canada has been built by hard-working people who want to make sure their kids have a better life than they did.

Nothing replaces hard work. The harder you work, the luckier you get.

My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year.