Quotes About Opportunity

Unequal prosperity is better than shared poverty.

But many southern whites were not under the racist hold of the Democrats. As they became more prosperous, these whites came to see the GOP reflect their beliefs in economic opportunity and upward mobility. They also found Republicans more in tune with their patriotism as well as their socially conservative views. Quite naturally, they moved over to a party that better reflected their interests and aspirations.

America is founded on the understanding that wealth can be created through innovation and enterprise. Through the system of technological capitalism, we can go from ten marbles to twenty marbles without taking anyone's marbles.

In a remarkable book, The End of Southern Exceptionalism, Byron Shafer and Richard Johnston make the case that white southerners switched to the Republican Party not because of racism but because they identified the GOP with economic opportunity and upward mobility.

Everything in the least connected with him has value for me; if someone even mentions his name it is like a little present to me--and I long to mention it myself, I start subjects leading up to it, and then feel myself going red. I keep swearing to myself not to speak of him again- and then an opportunity occurs and I jump at it.

If someone even mentions his name it is like a little present to me - and I long to mention it myself. I start subjects leading up to it, and then I feel myself going red. I keep swearing to myself not to speak to him again - and then an opportunity occurs and I jump at it!

Opportunity, adventure, sunsets, dusty death.

The nice thing about life is that it's filled with second chances. Quoting Bill.

Chaque moment perdu est la vie.

If we live every day, whether at home or away, with kindness, if we approach the world with a sense of wonder and curiosity and appreciation, if we encounter others with respect and openness, if we see our human differences as enriching rather than threatening, we will go a long way toward creating a world graced, interlaced, with peace and opportunity.

Initiative doesn't cost a thing, feel free to take all you want.

Youth is about promise.

every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint' -archy the cockroach

every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint

Going through tough times is a wonderful thing, and everybody should try it. Once

Leverage: don't make deals without it. Enhance

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals. The

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Problems are often opportunities coming at us in packaging that isn't what we expect or want.

Be willing to take on new challenges.

How many bites of the apple do you get?

the individual, there is no such thing as a good market or a bad market, only whether or not he or she has a good or a bad deal.

Real estate is all about wasting time. The more time you waste, the more money you make.