“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.” PeopleThinkingWantKindStillsCareAmericaOpportunityCitiesViolenceTake CareEducatedGet BackAspireWorkforce Author:Michael Nutter
“I believe people I represent still aspire to the idea that our job as a generation is to provide more opportunity to the people coming after us, not less.” PeopleBelieveStillsIdeasJobsOpportunityI BelieveGenerationsAspire Author:Michael Bennet
“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.” TwoSometimesStatesSchoolJobsOpportunitySportsBlackTeacherFourYouthHigh SchoolBaseballBlockRestaurantsAspireJerseyNew JerseyElevatorsOperatorsAll StateJob OpportunitiesBlack Youth Author:Monte Irvin
“I don't believe in creating dynastic wealth. I don't really believe that in a society that aspires to be meritocratic and that believes in equality of opportunity - my kids have had advantage over 99 percent of the kids in the country.” BelieveCountryKidsOpportunityWealthCreatingPercentAdvantageDon't BelieveAspireEquality Of Opportunity Author:Bill Gates
“Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature - equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities.” StatesGovernmentLawOpportunityIndividualAchieveTalentPolicyEqualCapacityDenyProtectionOfficialsAspireCitizenshipStatureState GovernmentEqual OpportunityEqual ProtectionIndividual Talent Book:My Own Words Source: My Own Words
“I've had different opportunities in my life, but I've tried to maintain the spirit of an amateur. Our culture roots everything in the barometer of success and how much money you make. But if you really just aspire to a life in the arts, it's really not a barometer at all.” IfsArtDifferentSpiritCultureOpportunityRootsAspireBarometer Author:Ethan Hawke
“Seize the very first possible opportunity to act on every resolution you make, and on every emotional prompting you may experience in the direction of the habits you aspire to gain.” FirstsMayOpportunityEmotionalHabitGainsResolutionAspire Book:The Heart of William James Source: The Heart of William James