Quotes About Opportunity

I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

La suerte es relativa.

It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Sometimes life is cruel, and it can seem pointless and tragic. But occasionally—surprisingly—certain hardships can lead you down a new path you never dreamed possible.

This was my reality going forward. What good could come from grappling forever with "could have beens"? Every life was full of "could have beens." The best we could do was make the most of what was and what had been.

We learn the lessons we are meant to learn when the moment is right.

What good could come from grappling forever with "could have beens"? Every life was full of "could have beens." The best we could do was make the most of what was and what had been.

Well, I have news for you. Life is short. It flies by faster than you think, and you never know when the rug will get pulled out from under you, so if you really want something more, you need to get busy.

That clarity helped me to realize how foolish we can be at times—to fear the unknown, when occasionally the unknown can be far better than anything we ever imagined.

I've always believed that when things seem about as bad as they can get, there's usually something good that comes out of it. You just have to wait to understand what it is.

Sometimes oppurtunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

You still have," I looked at my watch, "twelve seconds to change your mind. Find someone else and save your reputation." One side of his lip cricked up. "I found you. I'll take my chances.

Why didn't she go to college if she was so psyched about it?

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

Anything can happen to change your life at any moment. Live life to the fullest. Do not be a spectator in your life be a player.

in 1937, a schoolteacher in Pu'unene taught impoverished Japanese-American camp kids how to swim in the plantation's filthy irrigation ditches, and he challenged them to transform themselves into Olympians. That

disability rights and to demand full access. Ed Roberts and others at the University of California Berkeley in the 1960s forced the university to admit them, to provide access to classes and other activities, and to provide the support

Never let your past limit your future.

Out of adversity comes opportunity.

Doors are going to open-doors you can't even imagine exist.

A new enterprise awaits. It hangs before you like fruit on a tree.

My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back.