Quotes About Progress

It felt like the world had ended when I was fired, but it actually opened the door for my next opportunity.

It's all about giving yourself a chance to win the opener, and then after that, you focus in on Week 2.

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye opener it was for me in terms of moving forward and developing as a basketball player.

I think the world is very closed-minded sometimes and very dated. We need to start opening our minds.

I was an opening act for 10 years.

I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves.

I've seen 13, 14-year-olds opening CDs as though they're records from the 1920s, going 'Look at this - there's a little book!'... That makes me think the format has probably had its day.

I really want to keep on opening doors for myself, and others who want to come in.

People that have known me for a while tell me how they see me grown as an artist and as a writer. I think that this comes with continuing writing each day. I try to write as often as I can and explore more while I do it. I feel more comfortable with opening up and telling more of my story to everyone.

We never thought that we would be more than an opening act.

How will I become Meryl Streep if I can't even get in the door with Jennifer Lawrence for the same role? I think that it starts with casting directors and executives and studio heads opening up their minds, and really putting an effort into being trans inclusive in their projects, whether they're trans-specific or not.

There's no way in the world I would have thought about opening New York Fashion Week or walking in London.

If you set the bar so high like in my opening season then you do have to try to maintain that.

It's like a kid opening gifts on Christmas. The people who come to re:Invent are really excited about what the cloud is letting them do.

There are always door openings. And gradually, it accumulates. The opportunities open up in front of you.

My way of playing has changed, the way I view points and look for different openings, certain opportunities.

I'd love to see an openly gay player, a really, really good gay player come out.

I have gay people in my family who weren't able to openly discuss homosexuality, and I feel like that's shifted, especially here on the coast.

It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now.

Coming to the Gold Coast and being able to live as an openly gay man is really important.

I've said very openly that the first aspect of my artistry to arrive was writing. It took me a good number of years to find my voice.

After growing up in a military family and going to an Evangelical Christian school, to look around and see lesbians and gay men of all ages and colors living their lives openly, it was awesome.

Hip-hop is the people. What the people are moving toward is what hip-hop is. I think people are moving toward a freer way of thinking. Openness.

I think Maine needs people. It needs diversity. It needs to be able to respect people. Openness is crucial for this state because we don't want to be known for having the oldest state in the nation. We want young families.