Opportunity Quotes

My personal style changes wherever I am. When I'm in Ibiza, I'm a bit girlier because there's an opportunity to be more romantic and dress up for the beach scene. Whereas in New York, I tend to go for suiting and tailoring that almost feels like weaponry for the city - but I think I'm quite playful no matter what.

~ Jade Jagger

I never got the opportunity to be romantic or feel romantic with anyone.

~ Gary Coleman

I think we've always been fascinated with the idea of the romantic outlaw. John Gotti could be in one instance a charismatic, kind and loving family man, and in another, deadly to his enemies. The opportunity to tell the true story of Gotti with John Travolta is a director's dream.

~ Joe Johnston

Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts.

~ Kevin Mccloud

Too many leaders are so caught up in the momentum of work that they lose sight of the opportunity to connect with people. I discovered that the more fully present I was with other people, the more fully present they were with me, and the more productive our relationship became over time.

~ Douglas Conant

I have a lot of disrespect for people who cheat. I feel like if you're in a position in a relationship where you want to see other people, and the opportunity to cheat comes up, don't.

~ Avan Jogia

In the best of all possible worlds, February 14 is a pleasant and sentimental opportunity to lavish your partner with attention or move your relationship to the next level.

~ Pepper Schwartz

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

~ Nolan Ryan

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

~ Benjamin Disraeli

With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things that you believe in.

~ Bradley Whitford

I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?

~ Omar Epps

So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you're prepared it's going to continue to come your way.

~ Anthony Mackie

I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.

~ Michael Nutter

The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

~ J. R. R. Tolkien

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.

~ Jonah Lomu

The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.

~ Rafer Johnson

One game, one pitch can change everything for a hitter. The way I like to approach it is that every at-bat is its own unique opportunity to go out there and do something really good.

~ Anthony Rizzo

It's quite normal to hear of a change and see it as a problem, but it's probably an opportunity, depending on how quickly you can adjust.

~ Jim Pattison

We all know that change is inevitable. It provides us with a challenge and an opportunity to grow and improve and to attract new members with new ideas.

~ Ron D. Burton

It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

~ John H. Johnson

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

~ Susan L. Taylor

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.

~ Dan Rather

The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are 100 million people with mobile phones. In total, 300 million Africans - five times the population of Britain - are in the middle class.

~ David Miliband

I feel privileged to be a U.N. ambassador. It gives me an opportunity to use my voice to help raise awareness about important social and environmental issues.

~ Gisele Bundchen

Green-tech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st Century.

~ John Doerr

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

~ Albert Einstein

We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.

~ Lyndon B. Johnson

I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.

~ Helen Suzman

We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on the lack of infrastructure. We need look at ways to foster economic opportunity. There needs to be a more comprehensive economic vision in the region.

~ Mel Martinez

We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society.

~ Hal Holbrook

I will spend the next four years rebuilding the foundation of a opportunity society led by free people and free enterprises.

~ Mitt Romney

In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.

~ Daisaku Ikeda

To fulfill the promise of economic opportunity, we must remain true to the principle that collective bargaining is a cornerstone of a free society and indispensable to a strong middle class.

~ Thomas Perez

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

~ Benjamin Netanyahu

As legal residents, immigrants would contribute more in taxes, spend more at our businesses, start companies of their own and create more jobs. Immigration is not a problem for us to solve but an opportunity for America to seize.

~ Jose Andres

One of the reasons Elton and I entered into our partnership - the first day it became legal in Britain to do so - is that we felt it was an opportunity to protect ourselves with official recognition of our relationship.

~ David Furnish

To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it.

~ Elena Kagan

Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.

~ Imran Amed

Since the day Brahma created the world to this day, no one's ever been able to satisfy a wedding guest. They always find some opportunity or other to find fault and criticise. One who can't even afford a dry piece of bread at home becomes a lord at the wedding party.

~ Munshi Premchand