Quotes About Opportunity

Every time something bad happens to me, I don't ask the question, 'Why did it happen to me?' The question I ask is, 'Why did it happen for me?'

A job is the best cure for poverty, and that's why economic development and job creation has been my principle focus.

Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields?

I knew sooner or later I would show my quality and show to everyone why I'm here, why Real made such an effort to bring me here.

We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art.

If I am fit to rule the largest state of India, why can't I run the whole country?

In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'

I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?'

Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.

Not everyone is comfortable moving from home. If you're ready to play abroad and you believe in yourself, why not?

Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?

I didn't really know what to expect, but I thought there aren't a lot of rap groups that can say they have a documentary done about them, so my attitude was like, 'Shoot, why not?' I'm sure there are a lot of people that would like to take our place. I felt like we should all embrace it.

I've been so unlucky with dates for myself. So why not have someone else pick them for me?

I think that more and more and more really talented restauranteurs and chefs from the fine dining world are going to try their hand at fine casual. They're going to say, 'Why not us?'

Play for Canada? Why not? I have a Canadian passport.

I got a call from Shoaib Mansoor, and he asked if I'd be interested in doing the music of 'Bol.' I said, 'Why not?' and suggested we meet. When we did, to my surprise, he offered me the chance to act in the lead role. After reading the script, I was even more interested in doing it.

My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?

I would love to work with Derek Cianfrance. Why not? You've always got to aim big!

If you can make money with your talents, why not?

I could run for Congress. Why not? Good heavens, if Ronald Reagan can be president, I ought to make a great secretary of the treasury.

I feel like, yeah, why not do inter-gender matches? It brings entertainment. It brings a lot of different viewers and demographics and all that, so why not do it?

If the opportunity came to manage Al Ahli then why not? I would also like to one day coach one of the globe's great teams such as Italy, Real Madrid or Juventus.

It's not that I am not comfortable wearing a bikini on screen. If I get an opportunity in future, why not?

If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?