Quotes About Opportunity

I sort of feel like if you're slightly marginalized, you're hungrier, and you can take more risks and be more playful.

I would love to have more original material developed. 'Pacific Rim' has made that slightly more possible.

Well, to tell you honestly, I am still waiting for much better roles. And I am slightly surprised that despite seeing the quality and hard work, the Hindi film industry is still not creating projects that I can be a part of.

There are some films that you know will do well. Then there are others which have good stories that ought to be told. But because they are slightly risky, not everybody is willing to take that up. But I think it is important to take risks because at the end of the day, you want to explore new genres and new characters.

Realistically, the chance of any book becoming a film is slim.

Faced with the way the system does you in the 'hood sometimes, if you don't literally get out, your chances are slim. You'll definitely die mentally. You'll pretty much die physically.

When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I went through a two-year growth spurt, and suddenly, I was 6-foot-7.

I knew my chances of playing beyond college were extremely slim. You just don't see too many 5-foot-10 quarterbacks out there.

This is a dream that I have been dreaming to live! From watching 'Double Dare' to hosting it! I am ready for a summer of slime and nose-picking.

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them.

For me personally, I try to use my size to my advantage where I can either slip by guys or try to create more space for myself.

They say that when it comes to the depth chart, it can change any day and that we dictate how the depth chart goes. If one person has a great day, he might be going with the 'ones.' If a person slips up a little bit, he might be going with the 'twos' and 'threes.'

The first to five, it's anyone's game. You only have to slip up in one leg, they get a break and then you're up against it.

Don't let your opportunities slip away.

The American Dream may be slipping away. We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.

I'm a farmer. I always will be a farmer. When I die, I'll be a farmer. It's something that I've wanted to do since I was 8 years old. I can tell you also that I see opportunity slipping away for our kids.

Most of the folks to whom I listen are concerned for their future. Too many of them know someone who's out of work, has lost their own job, or fear they might. And, they increasingly believe that the opportunity for a better life for their children is slipping away.

All that time, you go, 'God, am I slipping away here?' And then something great happens, you get a call, and work begets more work.

I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

My slogan is I'm the least qualified guy for the job, but I'd probably do the best job.

Sometimes you can get sloppy and control the ball right at your feet, and that gives the defenders a chance.

You have a little more time to make moves when you're in the slot.

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.