Quotes About Opportunity

Man, it's hard living in N.Y.C. - even when you have money in your pockets.

It's up to me to use my brain, be clever, find the pockets of space, and get on the ball.

I see the poem or the novel ending with an open door.

My father would take me to auditions and put me in the room right in the corner because he was watching me; he couldn't get a babysitter. He'd be at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the LES until four in the morning, trying to tell his story and using his craft, but because he had a kid that didn't let him stop.

The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.

I did a school fashion show, and I got scouted there, but I wasn't very interested in modeling at that point.

I certainly don't think we're past the point in history where a woman's physical appearance may play some part in job availability or job acquisition.

I like the odds when I'm playing the point guard more.

I played point guard my whole life.

Most people don't know I like to block shots. I'm going to be a big point guard out there. So just come in and prove myself. Just show why I belong on this stage.

StyleHaul will allow me more opportunities to express my point of view in the lifestyle and fashion space.

I've met seven homeschooling families through many, many extracurricular activities such as fencing. I don't have a point of view of homeschooling. For some families, homeschooling works.

Collaboration between different parts of the world will bring us closer. From a business point of view, it opens up new markets as well.

And then modelling, because it pays you really well and you get to travel, I was forced to get used to the idea of standing in front of a camera and having six or seven people watching me and that actually allowed me to loosen up from an acting point of view.

I wanted to be a cowgirl... But, you know, it was pointed out to me that, you know, growing up in Brooklyn, there wasn't much opportunity... for cowgirlery.

I could have become a distraction, pointed fingers, complained, or I could have just worked hard and been prepared, knowing I'm one play from getting in. And that's the road I've taken.

Those friendly games are not pointless. They enable us to go forward.

Philanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to be like a business collaboration.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

In television, we are fortunate because we get to try a lot of things; we get to take a lot of shots. It gives us a great opportunity to tell many different stories from diverse points of view.

I used to be a person who just peaked for the big events, not doing too many competitions, but now you've got to go round chasing all the points because if you're not taking them, someone else is.

Garbage time is that time at the end of the game when the points don't really matter, and nothing you do can really affect the overall outcome, but the rookies usually get a chance to play on the big stage.

There's no room for being disappointed or for excuses, 'Oh, I had four match points.'

You have to understand how lucky I feel. I was on 'Saturday. Night. Live.' I played with the Clash! On what planet would I look at anything in my life in any less-than-stellar way?