"What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities."

Opportunity, Freedom, Rights

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"What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities."

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"The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"I have no great urge to be minister of this or minister of that, but instead would feel incredible blessed to have the opportunity to be a champion for a constituency and fight for their cause."

Adam Rickitt, British Actor

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"Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy."

Jay Roach, American Director

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"Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity."

Gary Ryan Blair, American Author

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"No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better."

William James, American Philosopher

Opportunity, Character, Maxims, May

"There's a profit attached to every problem. Find it, face it and fix it."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

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"The present offers fresh opportunities."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Opportunity, Opportunities, Present, FreshStart, Growth

"Opportunities will come and go, but if you do nothing about them, so will you."

Richie Norton, American Author

Opportunity, Action, Success, Regret

"When the tram has arrived at the stop, you have to be there! Calculate where a good opportunity will stop and be there!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Opportunity, Wisdom, Truth, Power, Life

"The latent abundance of your inner most resources matters less. What matter most is the impact you can make with your inner resources and the distinctive footprints you can leave with what is within you. The excuse not to dare is there for everybody. When you see so many people crowded at the entrance, think of the roofing and if the roofing is too high, think of the next door and if the next door is not penetrable, create a door within the wall."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Opportunity, Abundance, Resource, Impact, Courage

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"For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance."

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"I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill."

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"Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary."

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"When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote."

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"Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska."

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"When it comes to making decisions, I will come down on the side of Nebraska every time. If I have to choose between the White House and the farmhouse, I choose the farmhouse."

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"I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge."

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"Any time the president talks, you listen."

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"We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it."

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"We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns."

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