Quotes About Opportunity

I have decided to take on substantial roles. I'm even ready to take on roles which give prominence to glamour; I have absolutely no qualms in doing so.

At Year Up, our students - low income 18-24 year olds - come to us having already faced substantial obstacles in life. They are not in search of a handout; what they want most of all is the ability to take ownership of their own futures.

If you have an opportunity to reach people on a broad scale, it's not enough to just entertain people. You have to take responsibility. You has to do something substantial. Otherwise you're squandering what you have.

I don't mind doing genre roles as long as they offer me something substantial.

Don't be afraid to see the gift and talent you have, because that thing could lead to a substantial career for you. Because we all do something as good or better than most people.

'Gilmore Girls' and the first 'Guardians' were the two most substantial jobs of my career.

I'd love to do more Tamil films; unfortunately, I don't get any substantial roles.

I think it's possible to bag substantial roles in meaningful cinema despite being a mother. My role in Yagavarayinum ' is the best example.

I have been wanting to do a substantial role for quite sometime.

I'm eagerly looking forward to substantial roles from Kollywood filmmakers.

If something substantial comes my way - a very meaty and major role - which I would love to do, then of course one can make time for that.

If something nice comes my way, I will take it up. It has to be something substantial. I am not saying that I have to do films like 'The Dirty Picture' or 'Kahaani.' It could be something commercial as well.

We need to encourage more women to write roles for other women. The great substantive roles aren't being written for women and aren't being produced and directed by women.

We need to go after cancer, diabetes, climate change, the substantive problems of the world that, if were solved, would create immense wealth and opportunity that would cascade across countries.

There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones.

Now is not the time for us to shy away from challenging ourselves to make substantive change for the better. We have the opportunity to raise the bar in the faith-based world by forging a culture in which inclusivity, diversity, and equality are paramount.

Apprenticeships must be more than a re-branding of in-work training if they are going to have a substantive impact on the future economy and the life chances of our young people.

It's complicated, but it's part of life - play, be a substitute, wait for your time.

Being a substitute can be an advantage. I know this situation from the national team. And I am also good as a player coming from the bench.

I always want to score as quickly as possible, whether I am in the starting lineup or playing as a substitute.

Like every player, I want to start more matches rather than be used as a substitute.

Like all players, I do not like being a substitute.

One thing that is clearly not maximized by free markets is equality. I am talking not about that pale substitute for equality known as equality of opportunity but about equality itself.

Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access to education, for instance - but also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.