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Quotes About Opportunity

Remember, this is your day and your world.
~ Amelia Boynton Robinson
[When asked about Writing Conferences]"You meet people that will change your life.
~ Susan Wingate, Drowning
Your greatest obstacles usher you to your greatest rewards.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sky's dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest's comfort.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A blunt arrow in the air has greater potential to strike than a sharp one in a quiver.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Life begins at the edge of your fears.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Breaking down a closed door is quicker than waiting for someone to answer it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Sometimes, the answer is right outside your door...so open it & see things in a new light
~ J.L. Hunt
Your darkest fears are the veil between you and your brightest rewards.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Don't think too small about what God could do in your life—be prepared for God to do a big thing.
~ Stormie Omartian
What's the bigger risk: Taking the risk, or not taking the risk? What will you accomplish by not taking the risk? What will you accomplish by taking the risk, even if you fail?
~ Kya Aliana
A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes. I believe that this would be a better world.
~ Sheryl Sandberg
My position at the Palace is our one opportunity. Have confidence in my destiny. Do not weep.
~ Shan Sa, Empress
Fasten your belts and sharpen your arrows, we're going for a hunt! I'm single again!
~ Hamidreza Bagheri
Women should never chase elevators, buses or men, because there will always be another one!
~ Anonymousmale1
Shouldn't we respect that fewer women want to go into some areas of study than other areas of study?
~ Chris Sardegna
When we allow great minds to sleep, we allow great things to sleep!
~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
By empowering women, we empower the nation.
~ Debasish Mridha
Elite colleges like Stanford are extremely inaccessible. They're failing in their mission to provide access.
~ Sebastian Thrun
I was lucky enough at Stanford to have Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator for a year, and then Jason Tarver.
~ Andrew Luck