Quotes About Opportunity

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.

A woman will sometimes forgive the man who tries to seduce her, but never the man who misses an opportunity when offered.

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.

The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those who stand for a world where our daughters can live their dreams just like our sons.

There's a lot of room to grow, and the women who believe they're worth it are the ones who are going to make good things happen during the next period of WNBA growth.

If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

I endeavor to make the most of everything.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.

Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do.

The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.

As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics.

Though we do need more women to graduate with technical degrees, I always like to remind women that you don't need to have science or technology degrees to build a career in tech.

Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they're born.

Empowered women who reach tough or unconventional positions make CHOICES not sacrifices

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.

There is no reason why the aeroplane should not open up a fruitful occupation for women.

When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.