“If an American is motoring on his own, he (the paragon of morality and chastity) will slow down and stop beside every solitary pretty female pedestrian, bare his teeth in a big smile, and tempt her into his car with a wild roll of the eyes. A lady who fails to appreciate his passion will qualify as an idiot who doesn't realise how lucky she is to have the opportunity of getting to know the owner of this 100-horse-power motor car.” IfsKnowsBigsEyePassionOpportunityFailingCarMoralityLuckyFemaleAppreciateHorseDown AndTeethIdiotOwnersRealisingSolitarySlow DownMotorChastityPedestriansMotor CarsParagon Book:My Discovery of America Source: My Discovery of America
“I let the American people down, and I have to carry that burden for the rest of my life. My political life is over. I will never again have an opportunity to serve in any official position. Maybe I can give a little advice from time to time.” PeopleGivingLittlesI CanPoliticalLife IsOpportunityAdvicePositionDown AndDefeatBurdenOfficialsPolitical Life Author:Richard M. Nixon
“The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.” OpportunityDown AndPrivilegeSlow Down Author:Chris Abani
“I know how to choke. Given even a splinter-thin opportunity to let my side down and destroy my own score, I will seize it. Not only does ice water not run through my veins, but what runs there has a boiling point lower than body temperature.” KnowsDoeBodyRunningOpportunityGivenSidesWaterMy OwnKnow HowDown AndGolfIceScoreVeinsTemperatureChokeBoilingSplintersBody TemperatureIce WaterBoiling Point Author:John Updike
“I did not imagine that pregnant women were 'naturally' any more sensitive or exalted than people in any other condition; only it seemed as if - perhaps because we are in such a twilight state, a melting down and reconstituting of the self - there was more opportunity to hear strains from what must be the other side, the moral music of the sphere.” PeopleIfsSelfStatesOpportunitySidesMoralImagineConditionsDown AndSensitivePregnancySpheresTwilightImagine ThatPregnantStrainMeltingExaltedPregnant Women Book:Misconceptions Source: Misconceptions
“Let's acknowledge that men reach for opportunities more quickly and more easily than women. So often as managers, we give the job to whoever starts solving the problem, to whoever jumps in. Since we know men will jump in faster than women in so many circumstances, we have to slow down and encourage more women to sit at more tables.” KnowsMenGivingProblemJobsOpportunityCircumstancesDown AndTablesManagersFasterAcknowledgeKnow MeSlow Down Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. [Then], when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention [than] if you hadn't done that constantly.” IfsGivingFeelsDoneJobsOpportunityGivenAttentionPositionBasesDown AndContributionBest Job Author:Hillary Clinton
“I calculated the amount of time I spent with my father during my entire life... the total amount of time I had with him, if you add up the hours, was about two months. My father was a busy man... we had very few opportunities to really sit down and talk as father and son.” IfsMenTwoFatherOpportunityHoursSonMonthsAmountDown AndAddBusyTwo MonthsFather And SonBusy Man Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race. ... I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” WantOpportunityWaitingRaceDown AndSatisfiedEmploymentGet UpMaking MoneyRole ModelsInitiative Author:Madam C. J. Walker