Quotes About Opportunity

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.

The people who complain the loudest about never having an opportunity in life are usually the ones who have no idea what they really want.

For me personally, as I said, I want to serve my country. I've done it once, and I'm still in the army, I feel as though I should get the opportunity to do it again.

I can sort of do what I want. Maybe I have to work harder to prove myself in some new relationship because they've heard some wacky stories about me. But at least I can get the meeting.

A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to be in the right place at the right time.

Those who have a heart to do good, never need complain for want of opportunity.

Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.

In your days - things like this happen to you... You get a tap, a nudge, a gentle shake, and life whispers to you, "I know you're tired - but I don't want you to miss this."

I'm meeting a lot of musicians and people in the music business, and am constantly trying to figure out what I want to do with music. We'll see. I want to do everything.

Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.

If you know that you are not sure, you have a chance to improve the situation. I want to demand this freedom for future generations.

So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to be the girlfriend of the one [who plays].

I'm not a Republican because I grew up rich, but because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor, waiting for the government to rescue me.

Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA.

I think it's a privilege to be able to fly to somewhere where people want to see my show.

I wouldn't mind having another shot at doing comedy, but I'm not sure that's the way I'd want to go.

The new year always brings us what we want Simply by bringing us along—to see A calendar with every day uncrossed, A field of snow without a single footprint.

People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

You always get that energy, you just want to be heard, to go out, do your thing and show people that we have just as much talent here as everywhere else.

Once people see that you improve you life if you are educated, then education becomes a valuable tool and people want it.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.

People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.

You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.