Quotes About Opportunity

My mom was a photographer and whenever they needed a baby for a modelling job, she'd stick me in front of the camera. That's how it started.

My mom and my dad never pushed me into performing. They never prohibited me from trying anything, or being anything. They never restricted me in any way. For which I'll be forever grateful.

Every single moment is a coincidence.

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!

My mom always told me that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the truest things ever.

This is your moment! Seize the opportunity to be great!

The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.

I was a single mom with two kids. What else was I going to do? It was either be in a band or be a waitress.

I got a lot of grief from my teammates about that. It might backfire on my mom. Hopefully, my brother will have another chance somewhere down the road.

This is your moment. Own it.

Theater is the only thing I always came back to. When I was 9, I asked my mom if I could be on TV. She was like, "Well, okay. You can try."

When I was seven, I asked my mom if I could be on TV, and she said if I really wanted to, I could. I got an agent and booked my first audition.

Agent Mom is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as Agent Mom.

Adjusted for inflation, somebody going to college today to a state university, is paying about 300 percent of what her mom or dad did just 30 years ago.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia.

Frederick Herzberg, asserts that the powerful motivator in our lives isn't money; it's the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements.