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Quotes About Opportunity

The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.
~ Robert Reich
All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
~ W. Edwards Deming
I really wanna work with Kanye West. He's one of the few people I haven't got to work with yet that I really wanted to.
~ Yo Gotti
Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.
~ John H. Johnson
When I think of work, it's mostly about having control over your destiny, as opposed to being at the mercy of what's out there.
~ Gary Sinise
How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.
~ Pope Francis
I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.
~ Gregory Hines
The best way to get a move to work is to make it so uncomfortable that the opponent gives it to you to stop the pain.
~ Carlson Gracie
A lot of people think big business in America is a bad thing. I think it's a really good thing. Most people in business are ethical, hard-working, good people. And it's a meritocracy.
~ Steve Jobs
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.
~ Thomas Carlyle
There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.
~ Barbara Jordan
A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
~ Kailash Kher
I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
~ Madeleine Albright
Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first.
~ Mikhail Botvinnik
Hard work will always bring opportunities
~ Karren Brady
And every job that I had was a stepping stone to my next job and I never quit my job until I had my next job. And so opportunities look a lot like work.
~ Ashton Kutcher
Just believe in yourself and work really hard. And when doors open, take advantage of every opportunity you can.
~ Chris Tucker
I'm a big fan of TIËSTO, and SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA are awesome. I absolutely want to work with them.
~ Joe Jonas
Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.
~ Cal Ripken, Jr.
It used to be that Nashville would work to develop promising artists.
~ Crystal Gayle
The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.
~ Mia Love
Believe in yourself.. in all you can do.. and for you, the deals will start to work in your favor. You need to be open to such deals, and they will come, I assure you.
~ Ivana Trump
I believe in hard work and luck, and that the first often leads to the second
~ J. K. Rowling
There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back.
~ Tom DeMarco