Quotes About Opportunity

I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work.

I'm able to provide for my family and the people that I love with things that I never used to be able to. I'm getting to make music and work with amazing people. I just feel really lucky.

In books, as in life, there are no second chances. On second thought: it's the next work, still to be written, that offers the second chance.

I think the harder you work, the more luck you have.

It's a werewolf movie with Christina Ricci, and it was a chance to work with some good people. But playing yourself is always fairly risky because you gotta watch how you goof on yourself.

If I get a chance to write a comic book or do a voice in an Adult Swim show, I do it. It's much more fulfilling to me and I get to work with people who I'm a fan of.

You're always aware that only eight per cent of actors are in work at one time, so you've got to be thankful for the job you've got and do the best you can.

If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done.

'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future.

Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that?

The biggest luxury is a job in which I get to live in New York, travel the world, and work with so many incredible people.

Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.

The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.

I feel so fortunate to have been able to work so much, particularly in the horror-thriller genre, but I would love to be able to do something perhaps a little more dramatic or even a romantic comedy.

When I auditioned for 'Wedding Crashers, ' the producers had never seen any of my other work except for Bond. I got 'Wedding Crashers' partly because I was a Bond girl.

Education is the Only light that guides you to success.

Life is a Treasure Hunt and we all have the key to it. Unfortunately, many of us don't unlock it, but take the key to our grave.

You cannot go back to the past right now, but you can re-make it today. Do not waste your grace.

Every unknown road leads to destinations that could turn your life around.

Don't let hurdles obstruct your path, but use them as a ladder to your destination.

Sometimes events conspire to bring u to a certain place. When that happens..pay attention. There's a lesson there.

Life is crazy...unexpected things happen everyday.