Quotes About Opportunity

Now imagine a different society, for example the Congo or Haiti, where a large fraction of the population has no means of attending school, or where, if they manage to go to school, the quality of teaching is lamentable, where teachers do not show up for work, and even if they do, there may not be any books.

Countries such as Great Britain and the United States became rich because their citizens overthrew the elites who controlled power and created a society where political rights were much more broadly distributed, where the government was accountable and responsive to citizens, and where the great mass of people could take advantage of economic opportunities.

Inclusive economic institutions require secure property rights and economic opportunities not just for the elite but for a broad cross-section of society. Secure

Markets can be dominated by a few firms, charging exorbitant prices and blocking the entry of more efficient rivals and new technologies. Markets, left to their own devices, can cease to be inclusive, becoming increasingly dominated by the economically and politically powerful. Inclusive economic institutions require not just markets, but inclusive markets that create a level playing field and economic opportunities for the majority of the people.

instituciones económicas inclusivas dieron a hombres de talento y visión como James Watt la oportunidad y el incentivo para desarrollar sus habilidades e ideas e influir en el sistema de manera que beneficiara a él y a la nación.

Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you.

Better not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came along.

Find the heroism within yourself to play out the hand you've been dealt. The universe never sets a challenge that can't be met.

Okay, I sighed. I don't like it, but my hands are tied. I just want you to know this: if I ever get the chance to betray you, I will. If the opportunity arises to pay you back, I'll take it. You'll never be able to trust me. Fair enough, he said.

Studsy returned alone. Maybe I'm wrong, he said as he sat down, but I think somebody could do something with that cluck if they took hold of her right. Morelli said: By the throat. Studsy grinned good-naturedly. No. She's trying to get somewhere. She works hard at her singing lessons and -

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.

I chose the members very carefully, based on their ability to correctly answer the following question: "Do you want to go to Orlando at your own expense and perform before Tupperware distributors?" (The correct answer was: "Yes.")

Stasis is itself criminal for those with the means to move.

Knowledge is a basic human right. Equal access to all possible human experiences is a basic human right.

They brought you here so you could have choices," Ghassan said. "And you're blowing it. If you want to do something different when you grow up, you're going to have to get your shit together.

The sun was still low, and everything was golden, and I thought I was seeing my destiny.

People move up here pretty reliably, and as you know we hire almost exclusively from within.

Any Tenderloin kid was always prepared.

Rule #72: Never depend upon luck, but don't ignore how really valuable it is.

After years of struggle, my purpose became clear; for above all, I came to realize that America was truly the land where one could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

America isn't perfect, nor could any nation ever be, but that she has granted more people more freedoms than any other country in the history of the world.

Let's secure the border, figure out who is here illegally, and offer them a pathway to citizenship. Likewise, let's take in new immigrants in numbers that will help our economy, rather than make them reliant on the citizens who are already here.

Qui-gon shook his head. 'No,' he said firmly. 'I'm not testing you, Obi-wan. Life tests you! Every day it brings you new chances for triumph or defeat. And if you pass the test, it doesn't make you a Jedi. It makes you human.

Some people just have more of a chance than others, and some just have to take the chances that they have. I know a lot of people who were more unfortunate than Jerry Bines, who turned out much better-