Quotes About Opportunity

Our family story here is one that we're proud of, and that is that, as the ninth of 10 kids in our family, I was the first who, right out of high school, was able to go to four-year college... it was a big moment in our family's life.

My parents both made it to ninth grade and then dropped out, so I just want to have that higher education so when I have kids one day I'll be able to tell them and I'll be a better role model for them.

Living in New York, no big deal. I am loving New York - there is something about the energy.

There are always generic terms like 'Americana', but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.

Theoretically, I have no business starting an organization called Girls Who Code, because I don't code.

I'm in Hollywood - I have no business not being in the movie industry.

There is absolutely no chance of me going back to Barcelona. They don't want me to, and I don't want to, either.

I get mad at football coaches who are afraid to call for a big play early in the game, you know, because they want to still be in the game at the end, and then it turns out they have no chance but a Hail Mary or something similar to that at the end.

There is no chance of retakes during live shows and that really challenges me.

Somebody with no connection to the film industry may succeed, and somebody with all connections to the industry may not.

When you're an actor starting out, you have no control. All you can do is prepare the best you can for auditions and turn up on time.

No country has been more invigorated by immigrant culture, more rewarded by immigrant labor and immigrant ideas than America.

Be where the acting is. I live in Houston. Dallas is 4 1/2 hours away. I let them know there's no difference.

Go! Go! Go! It makes no difference where, just so you go! Go! Go! Remember, at the first opportunity, go.

There is no doubt that I was blessed with a considerable amount of luck.

So, I went to see No Doubt play on March 14, 1987 at the show at Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach, California. A week later I tried out and I joined the band and that was obviously a completely incredible thing for me and a life changing moment.

It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.

There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.

The immigration issue is a gateway issue for Hispanics, no doubt about it.

If we don't do our job well, then there's no doubt that big, strong companies like Amazon will look into whether they can do better themselves.

If I get the fight against Mayweather, I have no doubt I can go and take it.

There's no doubt God gave me a gift, and I've taken advantage of it.

I think if there's one thing that the history of No Doubt has afforded us, it's our opportunity to go and do different creative things, and I think we would be remiss not to explore different avenues.