Quotes About Opportunity

Entrepreneurship is one of the most important drivers for job creation. Moreover, social entrepreneurship offers not only a path for young people to transform their own lives, but also a way to empower others.

For any young people looking for job opportunities, good grades and academic results are important, but what is more important may be showing you are someone who has the drive and capability and can fit in the company culture.

Life in the restaurant business can provide a start in the working world for young people or a stable living for many Americans and their families.

I think, for young people, and I think, for women, it's great to work in new products and derivatives products because, if you work in a plain-vanilla product, it's going to take you decades to get to a level where other people are. If you work in a brand new business, no one is more experienced than you are.

I love working with young people which to me is a big kick.

Certainly other things we can do, we gotta promote after-school employment, give kids an opportunity, raising the minimum wage was part of that, we can't expect that young people are going to feel they can make a living out there for such low wages.

I don't think of it at the moment, but the roles that interest me are those of young people.

What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later.

Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.

If the truth be known, we are on the verge of losing an entire generation of our young people, killing and dying in the streets of America.

There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.

It's important to me to try and expose young people to the things they believe are off-limits to them. I tell them, 'There are no walls, only the ones we put up.' My advice to young people looking at my life is not to follow my footprint but to go out there and make their own.

The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education.

I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.

I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.

I will revive the legend of the economic miracle, making the country a place where people have no worry about living and young people merrily go to work.

I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.

The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms.

Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.

Young people are this awesome, creative, hopeful untapped resource out there.

As we say at Year Up all the time, investing in our young people is not just a matter of economic justice. It's good business sense.

Educated and productive young people are needed to help lift their countries out of poverty and create a wealthier, more secure world.