“Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on to secondary school. Young children are on the streets instead of in the classrooms. We are not giving them the opportunity to learn and they will struggle to get jobs when they grow up.” GivingChildrenSchoolJobsYoungOpportunityGrowsHalfStruggleGrowing UpStreetsGoes OnPrimariesJust OneClassroomUnemployedYoung ChildrenOpportunities To LearnPrimary SchoolSecondary School Author:George Weah
“70% of children born into poverty will never make it to the middle class. The uncomfortable truth is that there are now a number of other countries with as much or more opportunity than ours. In fact, more people in Canada go on to surpass the income of their parents than in the United States.” PeopleChildrenCountryStatesFactsOpportunityParentBornUnitedNumbersClassPovertyUnited StatesMiddleGoes OnTruth IsIncomeUncomfortableCanadaMiddle ClassOther Countries Author:Marco Rubio
“Social media and music in general have been changing so fast. You can go on Twitter and go from one artist to another. What I really like about it is the opportunity to communicate directly with your fans.” Has BeensArtistOpportunitySocialFansMediaGoes OnCommunicateSocial Media Author:Juanes
“What I was really overwhelmed with by Africa was its tremendous natural beauty; I got to go to some pretty amazing places. Every other weekend we got a day or two off and go on a safari or the natural wonders of Africa and if anyone gets the opportunity to go there, it's something you have to do in your lifetime.” IfsTwoOpportunityNaturalWonderGoes OnLifetimeWeekendOverwhelmedSafariAmazing PlacesNatural Wonders Author:Edward Zwick
“Seize the opportunities life has to offer you. Embrace the changes, and have the courage to travel on roads less travelled, even though what is in front of you could be tough, make it successful. Have determination and courage to kick down the brick walls in front of you, and to go on and achieve bigger success than you ever thought possible.” OpportunitySuccessfulAchieveFrontsWallGoes OnOffersToughDeterminationBiggerEmbraceKicksBricksBrick WallRoad Less Travelled Author:Li Cunxin
“I made a joke with my sister... I said, "I don't know what's more nerve-wracking, job insecurity or job security." There's opportunities and things you compromise with both. When I had endless freedom of schedule, or when I commit to a movie for two months, then I could manage my music and go on the road.” KnowsTwoJobsOpportunitySecurityMonthsGoes OnEndlessCommitManageCompromiseInsecurityNervesSchedulesTwo Months Author:Juliette Lewis
“The reality is each new day and each project is another opportunity to learn, experiment and try something I haven't done before. I've found that's what keeps me motivated and moving forward - learning new things and challenging myself on a daily basis to improve as a composer, recording engineer, percussionist, guitarist, producer...the list goes on and on!” TryingDoneRealityMovingFoundOpportunityChallengesHavensGoes OnProjectsBasesListsExperimentsMoving ForwardProducersMotivatedComposerNew ThingsEngineersNew DayGuitaristOpportunities To LearnLearning NewChallenging MyselfEach New DayLearning New ThingsAnother Opportunity Author:Jason Graves
“As a boy I dreamed that I could go on a boat with Jean Cousteau. But I was never given the opportunity. I am now giving that opportunity to young people around the world who would like to experience the beauty of nature.” PeopleWorldGivingYoungOpportunityGivenBoysGoes OnBoatAround The WorldNature Beauty Author:Mike Horn
“I get so much from having the opportunity to interface with the younger people and to bring information to them and to represent our culture and our way of life. The feeling and the warmth and the love, it's unbelievable. The type of exchange that goes on between students and teachers or visiting people who are doing master classes, and not just when they're musicians. Even general classes, when the students are not necessarily musicians.” PeopleWayFeelingsCultureOpportunityClassTeacherInformationStudentsMastersTypeGoes OnMusicianWarmthUnbelievableVisitingInterfacesTeacher And Student Author:Wynton Marsalis
“Try to acquire the weird practice of savoring your mistakes, delighting in uncovering the strange quirks that led you astray. Then, when you have sucked out all the goodness to be gained from having made them, you can cheerfully forget them and go on to the next big opportunity.” TryingMadeBigsNextOpportunityForgetMistakePracticeStrangeGoes OnGoodnessAcquireQuirksSavoringUncovering Author:Daniel Dennett
“Go on a living spree. While you're here, why not live it up? Make your list, then go be, do, and have everything you want. Live life to the fullest. Live a life of no regrets. Strive toward your potential. NO restrictions apply. This offer is good for a limited time only. Don't miss this opportunity. Go on a living spree!” WantOpportunityMissingRegretGoes OnOffersStriveListsLive LifeWhy NotRestrictionNo RegretsLive Life To The FullestLimited TimeLive It Up Author:Clifton Anderson
“One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity, and raise then my own money to carry me forth. And that's how I got to be the first Democratic woman in the United States Senate's history.” FirstsStatesOpportunityMy OwnUnitedUnited StatesMissingTvsGoes OnThousandBeatsHundredRaisesDollarsDemocraticBridgesSenate Author:Barbara Mikulski
“I had the opportunity to go on 2 tours with Selena Gomez and that really boosted the exposure and experience for me. It was when I got a shot at The Voice that I really got the biggest boost and got to show what I could do!” ShowsOpportunityVoiceGoes OnShotsExposureBoost Author:Christina Grimmie
“Through crowdfunding anyone can find companies and products.Forming a partnership with innovative British businesses was appealing and the opportunity to go on a journey with these companies as they grow, and hopefully share in their future success, is exciting.” OpportunityGrowsCompanyJourneyShareProductsGoes OnExcitingBritishHopefullyPartnershipInnovativeFuture SuccessCrowdfunding Author:Andy Murray
“What's neat about TV is you get really rich, an opportunity to tell really rich stories over the course of 20 hours. Film is cool because it's an hour and a half to two hours. You go on an adventure and by the end it's all cleaned up. Maybe in a franchise you have three chapters of a great story but in TV you can really get deep. You have more time to tell stories so I would definitely not rule out doing television in the future because I think it's a great medium for telling stories.” ThinkingTwoEndsStoriesFilmThreeCoursesOpportunityHoursHalfRichTelevisionAdventureTvsGoes OnMediumsMore TimeChaptersGet RealNeatTelling Stories Author:Chris Pratt
“Middle-class white children, children of privilege, are afforded the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes and still go on to college, still dream big dreams. But for kids who are born in the ghetto in the era of mass incarceration, the system is designed in such a way that it traps them, often for life.” WayChildrenStillsDreamBigsKidsOpportunityBornWhiteMistakeClassMiddleCollegeGoes OnMassPrivilegeErasMiddle ClassTrapsGhettoIncarcerationMass Incarceration Author:Michelle Alexander
“This is what I asked for, and in this day and age that's what actually goes on. But what hurts me the most is that I work just as hard as any other actress around my age, like Scarlett Johansson, but I just don't get the opportunities that they get because people are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life.” PeopleHardAgeOpportunityHurtGoes OnActressesMessBirthdayThis DayDistractedHurt Me60th Birthday Author:Lindsay Lohan