“It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered, before the adverse hosts could meet. A wide, and, apparently, an impervious boundary of forests, severed the possessions of the hostile provinces of France and England. The hardy colonist, and the trained European who fought at his side, frequently expended months in struggling against the rapids of the streams, or in effecting the rugged passes of the mountains, in quest of an opportunity to exhibit their courage in a more martial conflict.” BookWarAmericaOpportunitySidesStruggleDangerMonthsConflictMountainEnglandPossessionWideBoundariesForestsFranceFeaturesStreamsWildernessPeculiarHostQuestsToilHostileRapidsExhibitsProvincesNorth AmericaAdverseHardyRuggedImperviousColonistsFrance And England Author:James F. Cooper
“I went to Dartmouth College, graduated, and had the opportunity to play two professional sports - I played for the New England Patriots in the NFL and professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers. I had an injury, so I had to stop so I could heal. But when I was playing football, I wasn't making a lot of money; I wasn't a superstar.” TwoPlayOpportunitySportsFootballCollegeEnglandHealNflInjuryLots Of MoneyPatriotBostonSuperstarNew EnglandPlaying FootballCollege GraduatesLacrosseBlazersDartmouthProfessional SportsNew England Patriots Author:Brian J. White
“I find research fascinating and always conduct some before I begin writing, and then fill in the rest as needed. I read stacks of books and also had the opportunity to travel to England to do more research.” WritingBookOpportunityNeededResearchEnglandFascinating Author:Julie Klassen
“A lot of British actors will look at America as a land of opportunity. In England, there's such a small pool of working actors of color. There's such a small amount of work that is actually produced in the first place.” FirstsLooksAmericaActorsOpportunityLandColorAmountEnglandBritishPoolSmall AmountsLand Of Opportunity Author:Aml Ameen
“I have a contract and I refused a lot of opportunities to be the manager of important clubs because I want to stay here. I like this job. I like to be the England manager.” WantImportantJobsOpportunityEnglandClubsManagersContracts Author:Fabio Capello
“I love what I do, and for me, acting can be anything. It could be in America. It could be in India. It could be in England. It could be anything. As long as it's an interesting part and an interesting opportunity, I would love to do it.” LongAmericaOpportunityInterestingActingIndiaEngland Author:Priyanka Chopra
“Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff.” ThinkingWorldPlayOpportunityNationsDifferencesSawsCenturyEnglandTablesDinner19th CenturyDiningPingPing PongDining TableTable Tennis Author:Boris Johnson
“My father got a job at Bradford University in textiles. And he came for - I guess, you know, why do people immigrate? - like, for a better life to find, you know, a new world. And, you know, I think he always - he saw it as an opportunity. And so yeah so we came to this coal mining town in the north of England and that's where I grew up.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldJobsFatherOpportunitySawsGrewGrew UpEnglandTownsYeahUniversityNew WorldCoalBetter LifeMiningTextilesCoal MiningBradford Author:Aasif Mandvi
“When my family decided to leave England I could not have been happier. I was sort of like - America seemed like the land of opportunity and, you know, it was Hollywood to me.” KnowsHas BeensAmericaOpportunityLandMy FamilyDecidedHollywoodEnglandLand Of Opportunity Author:Aasif Mandvi
“Just take ease of interchange between people. Your email is of course faster than letter - on the other hand the transition from sailing ship to telegraphs was far greater than the shift from the postal service to email. That was a fabulous change. If you sent a letter to England, instead of waiting a couple of months for a response you got it instantly. That's a huge change. Every one of these changes of course increases opportunities and also increases means of control and domination.” PeopleIfsMeanHandsCoursesOpportunityWaitingGreaterHugeMonthsCoupleLettersIncreaseEnglandResponseShipsFasterEaseTransitionSailingFabulousEmailDominationTelegraphSailing ShipsInterchangePostal ServiceHuge Changes Author:Noam Chomsky
“Adam Smith is an egalitarian, he believed in equality of outcome, not opportunity. He is an enlightenment figure, pre-capitalist. He says, suppose in England, one landowner got most of the land and other people would have nothing to live on. He says it wouldn't matter much, because the rich land owner, by virtue of his sympathy for other people would distribute resources among them, so that by an invisible hand, we would end up with a pretty egalitarian society. That is his conception of human nature.” PeopleHumansEndsMatterHandsOpportunityVirtueRichLandHuman NatureFiguresEnlightenmentResourcesEnglandInvisibleOutcomesOwnersConceptionAdamCapitalistInvisible Hand Author:Noam Chomsky
“It was Will who broke the silence. "Very well. You have me alone in the corrider-" "Yes, yes," said Tessa impatiently,"and thousands of women all over England would pay handsomely for the privilege of such an opportunity. Can we put aside the display of your wit for a moment? This is important.” WellsSaidImportantMomentsOpportunityPaySilenceEnglandPrivilegeWitBrokeDisplayMe Alone Author:Cassandra Clare
“I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.” KnowsLittlesPlayOpportunityEngland Author:Zinedine Zidane