Quotes About Opportunity

We sure didn't feel like refugees, but in hindsight, I guess we were - my father and mother left everything behind to come here - to be safe and give their boys a chance to rebuild a life.

In countless communities across America today, refugees are giving back to the country that has given them a new start.

Out of college, I had two job offers. One was to be a canoe instructor for Outward Bound. And frankly, that would have paid better than the job I took, working on a policy commission in Washington that focused on immigration policy and refugees. But that decision made all the difference.

Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country's success and, quite honestly, to Uber's.

To these economic refugees, maybe we should tell them, 'We'll call you when we need you.'

I would never refuse a film or do a film for a certain amount of money.

Don't always be so reasonable and practical and sensible that you refuse to seize glorious opportunities when they show up and push the envelope as to what's possible for you.

I will only take up acting if the offer is too good to refuse.

One of the biggest obstacles to making lots of money is not a lack of good ideas or opportunities or time, or that we're too slovenly or stupid: it's that we refuse to give ourselves permission to become rich.

I come from a cycling background. I happened to be good at it; the opportunities came my way. It wasn't something I necessarily searched to be involved in; it wasn't a dream. I just had an opportunity which you couldn't refuse.

When I knew I had the chance to play for Liverpool I couldn't refuse it.

China has incredible financial power and sometimes makes offers that players can't refuse.

Post 'Geet,' I thought I would not work for at least six months, but when 'Punar Vivaah' came to me, I couldn't refuse.

When the opportunity arose for me to join an organization like the Celtics, I could not refuse.

I had acted opposite Sathyaraj in 'Uchchi Thanai Mugarndhal.' It was a role which some actresses refused to do.

I was fortunate enough to be one of those stories where I was scouted on the street by somebody and actually refused to go to the agency, and was approached on different occasions and finally kind of caved and said, 'OK, I'll try it and see what happens.'

I didn't want to do an item role as a Sikh in 20 years of my career. Once, in 'Chor Machaaye Shor,' Bobby Deol and I disguised ourselves as sardars to save ourselves, but I refused many other roles.

More Than' challenges every norm, refuses to accept the rules as they are, one-size-fits-all, and most importantly, 'More Than' implores you to take massive risk.

If I made a mistake in terms of running for president, the mistake was not in refusing to run in '91.

By refusing to lend a hand, we are not only robbing our colleagues and peers of the opportunity to gain guidance, but we are also robbing ourselves of the opportunity to lead.

The dilemma of refusing a role is faced by every actor at certain points in his/her life.

We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about.

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.