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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."
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"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."
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"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."
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"Never surrender opportunity for security."
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"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."
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"We also have a real opportunity to join NATO."
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"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."
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"There is far more opportunity than there is ability."
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"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."
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"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."
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"The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy."
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"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."
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"So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues."
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"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity."
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"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."
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"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."
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"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."
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"Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth."
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"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."
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"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."
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"FOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano."
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"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."
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"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."
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"Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty."
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"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."
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"The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled."
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"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."
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"Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so."
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"A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock."
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"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."
20
"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."
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"Everyday, God gives us the sun- and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Everyday, we try to pretend that we haven't perceived that moment, that it doesn't exist - that today is the sames as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment."
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"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."
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"The cool part of being an entertainer is getting the opportunity to get your feet wet in all areas."
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"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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"Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show that one half of low income students who are qualified to attend college do not attend because they can't afford to."
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"That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity."
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"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."
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"The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire."
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"When a man marries his mistress it creates a job opportunity."
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"The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different-to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind and spirit he or she possesses."
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"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."
18
"The Wellcome Foundation offered me the chance to establish a small academic research unit, modestly funded, but with total independence. The real opportunity, however, came from King's College, London."
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"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."
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"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."
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"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions."
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