Quotes About Opportunity

'X Factor' isn't just about internationally recognized singers, it's about all the rest of us. There's a human interest story there.

Jaan would send me songs and ask me what I thought about his singing. I have always encouraged him, and I always will. He asked me to call a few industry people who I know. I called Mukesh Bhattji, Ramesh Tauraniji and a few others, and Jaan went to meet them, but now it's up to them if they want to give him work.

I went to a Saturday school where you would do an hour of dancing, an hour of acting, and an hour of singing. I was loud and attention-seeking enough that they put me on their agency on the side.

When kids were busy playing at the age of 11, I was singing for the heroine of 'Shastra.'

Before 'Music and Lyrics,' I was just doing high school plays and singing in my church choir and my school choir.

I was homeless and I was in San Diego and I started singing in a local coffee shop and people started coming to hear me sing.

There's a lot more to success than just singing.

It's a misconception that singers in Punjab use music as a backup in case their acting fails. For me, singing is the front, it's not the backup, it was acting that happened by chance.

When I am in Calcutta, for instance, I often charge nothing for singing for debutant directors and small producers who cannot afford to pay me.

I started singing at the Met when I was seven, and the competition was so fierce that it really prepared me.

When I was younger, I started taking singing lessons and dance and acting. I just started acting first because that's how everything happened.

I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical.

Being single has definitely given me a new lease of life.

If a firm hasn't hired a single female partner in its history, I don't think it will finally happen by accident.

The Single Mothers Program is something I would love to start if I'm fortunate enough to make it to the NBA and things like that.

We must ensure that every single child can go as far as their ability and their aspirations will take them.

To release a single, a musician no longer needs to rely on a big label or production house, which are usually inaccessible.

Being single isn't all that bad, as you can be selfish and focus on yourself and your career.

I get it, it's a competitive sport and you're competing for jobs every single day.

Every single day was an opportunity for me to be on the field, if I was starting, playing or not playing, every single day I came out here ready to work.

I'm playing in the NFL and getting to compete with these guys every single day, getting to play in the pre-season games. That's a dream come true right there.

You never take a single day in this league for granted because it can be over in a second.

I had to wait my turn. I had to learn that even when you're sitting behind somebody, you still have a chance to learn something every single day.

Every day's a challenge. You learn every single day.