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Opportunity Quotes


"My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the objective of establishing close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples, scholars and businessmen."


"It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together."


"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."



"The first thing is to be patient, which is probably the hardest thing to do. Don't worry if blokes are whacking you out of the park because you still have the opportunity to get him out next ball, even if it's not the same ball."


"We also have a real opportunity to join NATO."


"Never surrender opportunity for security."


"Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope."


"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."


"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."



"There is far more opportunity than there is ability."


"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."


"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."


"The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled."



"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."


"You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."


"Don't get me wrong, some of the mis-informed articles I have read over the last few weeks have been incredibly frustrating, but for my part I fully appreciate the opportunity I have been given and want to grasp it firmly."


"With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly."



"I just have my own taste, and I just try and stick with that. I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can for as long as I have an opportunity to."


"Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty."


"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."


"Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states."


"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity."



"Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander."


"A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock."



"Today is you own. Tomorrow perchance may never come."


"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."


"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability."


"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."


"So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues."


"Like an energy even an opportunity cannot be destroyed, if you don't accept, it goes to someone else."


"The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal."


"Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so."


"Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth."


"I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity."


"For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity."


"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone."



"The owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. George Steinbrenner who I had the greatest respect for, I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to win that special ring in 1996."


"This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you will, gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it."


"The cool part of being an entertainer is getting the opportunity to get your feet wet in all areas."


"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."


"He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity."


"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."



"When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this."


"In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king."


"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions."



"I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get them a free degree or a free diploma across the border then I guess I'm doing my job."


"We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe."


"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
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