Quotes About Opportunity

I don't want to be fired after two seasons and risk never getting another opportunity to coach.

I got fired from being a lunch-shift bartender because I had a reading of a play.

I think I won the Feast or Fired briefcase every time I was in the match.

The best piece of life advice I've ever been given is to not take every no to heart - especially with my Little Fires Everywhere audition story.

I worked at a law firm in New York very briefly.

The biggest mistake I've seen people make with their careers is, when they're good, after two or three years - and they happen to be smart - they announce that they're going out to start their own firm.

What I like about Scolari is his personality. He is a firm guy in his words - if you are not playing well, you'll be benched, but if you are benched and training well, then you will get your opportunity.

That's what drove me crazy is people would say - even people who would try to be nice would be like, it's not different than when a dad hires his son at a law firm. I said, it's not the same thing. You can't be given an NBA job. I got drafted.

I've always been a firm believer that you don't have to close one door in order to open another.

I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.

I'm a firm believer that every morning brings a new opportunity for me to conquer the day.

I'm a firm believer that you don't have to pick one career path.

I made my first film when I was 35, so I firmly believe that you don't have to be one thing in life. If you're doing something, and you have a desire to do something different, give it a try.

When you commit yourself to do the things I do, day in and day out, you firmly believe that opportunity will present itself.

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.

Education is an incredibly personal issue for me. If you're the first generation to go to college, sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out.

I got my first job by exceeding expectations.

So I went and got my first job at 28, trying to think what I am going to do, I've never worked for anybody, so I decided to go and write and send my CV off to everyone.

My first job was working in a dress shop in Los Angeles in 1940, for $7 a week.

My first job was at a Burger King.

First job I went out on in new York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.

My first job was, like, McDonald's.

When I came to America I thought, 'Wouldn't it be awesome to get into one movie?' And then I get cast in 'Bridesmaids' as my first job here and it's such a huge movie.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.