Quotes About Opportunity

Most people who do have the instincts will never recognize that they do, because they don't have the courage or the good fortune to discover their potential.

I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then.

The very good thing about MFA programs is their democratizing. They bring a lot of different people to the table.

Change can be good. It just depends on what we make of it.

I've turned down good directors before because I knew the part didn't speak to me and I've worked with less talented directors before because the part I had such passion for.

Seest thou good days? Prepare for evil times. No summer but hath its winter. He never reaped comfort in adversity that sowed not in prosperity.

My first goal was to get a job . And I did that. And I think I've just been fortunate to be surrounded by good people who believed in me as much as I believe in myself.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

A good education is a stepping-stone to wealth.

We've got to have good schools in every zip code.

I don't remember if I've been asked seriously to direct a picture. I understand that. I'm very good business for people as an actor and perhaps they'd rather I didn't.

I became a professional actor in Detroit and I was able to earn some money. It was a good job because it permitted me to study. It fit perfectly with school.

You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about her.'

How happy the station which every moment furnishes opportunities of doing good to thousands! How dangerous that which every moment exposes to the injuring of millions!

The good news is, we have a huge opportunity here because the President's [Barack Obama] policies have failed.

People are afraid of change. We all are. Human beings are afraid of change, but change can be good.

The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all because we're not pure enough, good omens appear.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

Back in the 90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.

It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low and hence it can afford all kinds.

I think that if you're a good enough actor you hope that eventually the material will find you.

The good news is that the president gets another chance. The bad news is that he'll be two weeks older.

I just want to make good films on my own wherever I can.

New York City is a fascinating place because it's very good at using the energy in attracting some of the best and the brightest from everywhere.