Best 7597 quotes in «opportunity quotes» category

Don't try to be perfect. Life isn't; no one is. Use mistakes and mishaps as opportunities to grow tolerance and to teach. There is such a thing as happy accidents. And love, love, love and listen, listen, listen.

Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?

Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.

Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success? Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung...We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. And most of all, we become much too passive. We overlook just how large a role we all play—and by “we” I mean society—in determining who makes it and who doesn’t.

Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I’m going to do that.

Drafts of domestic legislation must be published, debated and publicly voted on, which gives ample opportunities to civil society organizations and ordinary citizens to at least understand what's being proposed and to voice and to organize opposition before the decision is made.

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure.

Drawing prayer circles isn’t about proving yourself to God; it’s about giving God an opportunity to prove Himself to you. Just in case you have forgotten — and to ensure that you always remember — God is for you. I can’t promise that God will always give you the answer you want. I can’t promise that He’ll answer on your timeline. But I can promise this: He answers every prayer, and He keeps every promise. That is who He is. That is what He does.

Drawing on impressive achievements in academics and athletics as well as his own personal disappointments and challenges, Jordan provides students with a unique opportunity to discover the magnitude of their own potential.

Dreaming is the opportunity to hold a citizenship in two worlds, equally real but with different logic and limitations.

Dream the impossible. Know that you are born in this world to do something wonderful and unique; don't let this opportunity pass by. Give yourself the freedom to dream and think big.

During my drinking decades, I lived like a pig. My room was a hazardous pile of stilettos, tube tops, wine bottles, ashtrays, and old magazines. I valued nothing. Everything that came into my life was disposable: clothes, opportunities, people. My bedroom looked as if my insides had spilled out onto the floor.

During my short time on earth I have realized that opportunities are seldom labeled.

During the 1999 debate over Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China President Bill Clinton said, 'In opening the economy of China, the agreement will create unprecedented opportunities for American farmers, workers and companies to compete successfully in China's market. WRONG: Our trade deficit with China has increased from $83 billion in 2001 to a record breaking $342 billion in 2014.

During the first World War women in the United States had a chance to try their capacities in wider fields of executive leadershipin industry. Must we always wait for war to give us opportunity? And must the pendulum always swing back in the busy world of work and workers during times of peace?

Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.

Each day is an opportunity to travel back into tomorrow's past and change it.

Each day has its own destiny. Yesterday is history, today is opportunity while tomorrow is mystery.

Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future.

Each day is an opportunity to build the defenses of peace in the minds of people.

Each day, life will send you little windows of opportunity. Your destiny will ultimately be defined by how you respond to these windows of opportunity. Shrink from them and your life will be small, feel the fear and run to them anyway, and you life will be big. Life's just too short to play little.

Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the floor, people should know who I represent, who I believe in.

Each day is a new opportunity. I chose to make this day a great one.

Each day presents a new opportunity to experience God's presence.

Each meal is an opportunity to express yourself to others, sharing a different perspective of your personality.

Each man has to work out his own understanding of what needs to be done, and then prepare himself to take advantage of the opportunity to succeed in a big way.

Each new deal is another opportunity.

Each new moment presents an opportunity for conscious choice. We can choose to let go of the past. We can choose to be here now. We can choose to accept responsibility for ourselves. . . . We can choose to awaken. Or we can choose to remain asleep and unconscious.

Each of us has the potential to contribute... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.

Each movement reminds us that every moment invites a new opportunity for change.

Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.

Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem.

Each situation has to be handled as a unique situation. But I think if you want your guys to stay in school and graduate and one of these opportunities comes along, you have to be willing to work with him, you have to give a little.

Each step of your current journey will take you to new and interesting worlds of opportunity and as every intrepid explorer knows, when one visits strange new lands one must be aware of their customs.

Earlier in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/post/santorum-says-he-almost-threw-up-after-reading-jfk-speech-on-separation-of-church-and-state/2012/02/26/gIQA91hubR_blog.html)

Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.

Economic opportunities will win the women's vote.

Economic growth is necessary to keep the promise - enormously important to individual Americans - that each generation will have the opportunity to become more prosperous than the preceding one, the popular term for which is 'the American dream.

Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

Economy is so riddled with corporate welfare and anti-competitive regulations, anti-innovation regulations. Regulations that are destroying opportunities for the disadvantaged, which is creating this two-tiered system we're headed for which has which is destroying opportunities for the disadvantaged and creating welfare for the wealthy.

Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

Education provides the fullest opportunities for fulfilling ourselves. It is the access to all that a person has yet to learn.

Education will equip you to do something worthwhile in the great world of opportunity that lies ahead.

Education is the key to opportunity. It's a ticket out of poverty.

Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

Educators committed to engaging in the long-term, often difficult work of strengthening their relationships with colleagues, students and parents and expanding their opportunities for personal growth will find Nonviolent Communication to be an invaluable tool.

Effective people are not problem minded; they're opportunity-minded.  They feed opportunities and starve problems.  They think preventively.