Opportunity Quotes - page 18

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues. (Bobby Scott)
The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled. View quote
Bobby Scott
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. View quote
Bobby Unser
I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity of travelling across this country and enduring all the classic situations that go with talking to people. View quote
Barbara Amiel
For only by nurturing the minds and strengthening the values of our children can we give them an opportunity to be full, productive citizens, to reach their God-given potential, and to have good jobs right here in Oklahoma. View quote
Brad Henry
We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans the tools necessary to pursue the American dream. And then, we must get out of the way. View quote
Brad Henry
So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me. View quote
Brandi Chastain
Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together. View quote
Brandi Chastain
Every day I would wake up and think, 'Today is another missed opportunity to do something important.' After enough days like this, you start feeling like you are getting old, even when you are relatively young. We are all natural entrepreneurs, and being manacled to a desk job is not for us. View quote
Brian Chesky
More than anything else, we need in this society the opportunity for people to tell us what they think without being told that they're either dumb, or stupid, or uninformed. View quote
Brian Lamb
We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility. (Brian Sandoval)
All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity. View quote
Byron Dorgan
What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities. View quote
Ben Nelson
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. View quote
Chad Hugo
Generally my feeling is that I think women are just in a universal way coming out, coming to their own more. And they have more opportunity, and basically we're equal. View quote
Chantal Kreviazuk
Every day we wake up, we have an opportunity to do some good, but there's so much bad that you have to navigate to get to the good. View quote
Chesley Sullenberger
When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving. View quote
Chip Conley
I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that. View quote
Campbell Scott
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national tragedy as an opportunity to spend taxpayer dollars on their pet projects. View quote
Chris Chocola
We in the network world are used to having time constraints and saying only what you have already thought through 150 times, because you don't have that much expansive opportunity. View quote
Chris Cuomo
Every opportunity that comes your way, you can't take lightly. You have to take it very, very seriously, because the opportunities are limited. If you want to keep working, you can't be such an elitist, to say no, that's not good enough, not big enough, not smart enough, whatever. (Chris Klein)
We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls 'make up' and politics calls 'character' - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture. View quote
Christine Pelosi
By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation. View quote
Christopher Dodd
Despite their good intentions, today's businesses are missing an opportunity to integrate social responsibility and day-to-day business objectives - to do good and make money simultaneously. View quote
Cindy Gallop