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Opportunity Quotes
"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."
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"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."
83
"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."
77
"Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope."
69
"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."
68
"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."
65
"We also have a real opportunity to join NATO."
63
"Never surrender opportunity for security."
61
"There is far more opportunity than there is ability."
45
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."
43
"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."
41
"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."
40
"Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty."
38
"The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled."
36
"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity."
36
"So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues."
36
"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."
36
"Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander."
35
"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."
35
"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."
34
"Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth."
34
"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."
34
"A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock."
33
"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."
33
"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability."
33
"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."
33
"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."
33
"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."
32
"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."
32
"Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so."
32
"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."
31
"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."
30
"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."
30
"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."
30
"When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this."
29
"I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful."
29
"In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king."
29
"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."
29
"Never look at an opportunity at face value & pass it on that basis. Examine the income vs. the profit vs. expenses then make your decision."
29
"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."
28
"Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self."
28
"The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy."
28
"The cool part of being an entertainer is getting the opportunity to get your feet wet in all areas."
28
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
28
"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."
28
"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions."
28
"Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together."
27
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."
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