Quotes About Opportunity

Outside of the family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility.

We talk about what's important to Hispanics: education, family, creating an environment in which you can achieve what you want to achieve because there aren't going to be obstacles in your way.

The way it works in our family is, it's the family business. Much like in the Mafia. Every child is given the opportunity to act at a young age and to learn what it's like to be in the business.

Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine.

Don't ever rely on one job, business contact, etc for your main source of income. Receive multiple sources of income for success.

Keep the competitive leads warm, get your deal oversubscribed, because until your deal is done, it's just a nice fantasy in your head

Fantasy allows for less rigorous worldbuilding and more vigorous exploration of moral questions. Sci-fi is opp.

I have always had this secret fantasy of being a Bourne girl or Bond girl, and I've never even gotten called in on one of those roles.

Every day is an adventure, or it's just some thing you do. It's your choice.

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had.

My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.

My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that's when I phoned up an agent and started to act.

I grew up in the 30s with an unemployed father. He didn't riot; he got on his bike and looked for work and he kept looking 'til he found it.

I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days.

My father wanted me to have all the educational opportunities he never had... so he sent me to a girls school.

In my father's language: "To create something out of nothing." That possibility exists in India even in old-world sectors like agriculture.

My big advantage was to have my father accept me as first-generation.

My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'

When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me?

It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.

My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging.

My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.

A moment might be a thousand different things.