Quotes About Opportunity

I'm a school dropout. So, at the age of 16, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck on some business.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.

Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.

I am constantly struggling to show people that there is more to me than my appearance. You do have to try and overcome those hurdles. Female actresses need to be given the chance to be more than how they look.

I'm a realist. Where I come from, 'phenomenons' don't exist. I'm from a land where people make mistakes and try again, harder, faster; where negativity is not an option.

When 9/11 happened, I was like, 'I gotta do something.' I went and talked to the recruiters, and I found out about the Special Forces 18X program. They take qualified people off the street, and they give them a shot at Special Forces. I was like, 'So I could go try out for Special Forces?'

It's been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: 'I'm going to hit the three ball which will hit the eight ball.' You've just got to go run and try to do everything right. And then have a little luck.

'Nothing to lose' means I can go out there and try to play like I'm playing, without pressure, without nothing.

If you don't try something, you never know.

We say success in America is about hard work and character. It's not really. Most of success today is about how good you are at certain tests and what kind of family background you have, with some exceptions sprinkled in to try and make it all seem fair.

Being broke and being in the street does not mean that you're keeping it real. I think that everybody that lives in a non-wealthy neighbourhood spends their time and energy trying to do everything they can to better their living standards. I'm no different.

I've never regretted anything I've done, even the things that I've failed at. I've often regretted not trying something really big, because you'll never know.

I'm trying to show everybody that I'm a girl, and I'm five foot four, and you can do anything you want, no matter your gender. It's your world, too!

I am only trying to improve as a player with each tournament, each game, each opportunity.

Back in those days, a parent looked at the disability and didn't see the ability. 'Life Goes On' showed that people with a disability can be included. Just give them a chance and let them learn. That's what the show was trying to teach.

I still have my agent back in Australia keeping an eye on things there, and we are trying to find the right job which will bring me home to shoot.

I'm just trying to diversify my portfolio and put myself in a position so when I do retire, the options are limitless.

The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.

I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.

It's the same thing I have been doing since I was 5, playing the game of football. Going out there when my number is called and trying to make plays.

Growing up in the inner city, a lot of kids didn't think reading was cool. I'm trying to show them that it is cool and the importance of growing and learning outside of their everyday lives, which is a lot of times sports.

I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on my way to Kingsway College, and then my whole world opened up. Before that, like in every African family, you are meant to be a lawyer.