“I'm a very fortunate person. I get to choose the movies that I want to do. I have a lot of friends in this industry that don't get to do that. I grew up in L.A. A lot of my friends are actors so I realize every day how lucky I am to have this opportunity, so while I'm here, I'm going to try to do exactly what I want.” WantTryingPersonsActorsOpportunityRealizingGrewIndustryLuckyGrew UpMy FriendsFortunateLots Of Friends Author:Christopher Nolan
“I just love people. I love this country. I am the American dream. I grew up by the airport with a dirt yard. Never in my life should I have been a success. So that's what I love about this country [USA], is you get out there and you have the opportunity and you work hard at it, and you can be a success.” PeopleShouldHas BeensCountryHardDreamOpportunityHard WorkGrewGrew UpUsaAmerican DreamShould IDirtYardsAirports Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“I think with each generation comes more opportunity. At least that's the way that I see it. I grew up in a generation that watched the birth of the internet. We all have. But I feel like I look around at the generation younger than me and it's a very opportunistic mantra.” ThinkingWayFeelsLooksOpportunityGenerationsGrewBirthInternetGrew UpMantras Author:Justin Timberlake
“Six out of seven times we landed successfully [on the Moon]. I wanted to be a part of that and I was a part of that, so my personal feeling is of great gratefulness for having somehow been in a position to have been given the opportunity to be on that first landing. That's a marvelous experience for a little kid that grew up in New Jersey. So I'm very thankful, and I asked the whole world to give thanks once we successfully landed.” WorldGivingFirstsLittlesHas BeensWholeFeelingsKidsWantedOpportunityGivenPositionGrewMoonSixGrew UpSevenWhole WorldThanksMarvelousLittle KidJerseyLandingNew JerseyGratefulnessPersonal FeelingsVery Thankful Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I always loved science and math growing up. I was born in Iran; I grew up there and then came to the United States when I was about 16 years old. And I thought that this was my opportunity to get involved with something really cool and great.” YearsStatesOpportunityBornUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingGrewInvolvedGrew UpMathIranGet InvolvedReally Cool Author:Anousheh Ansari