“I know how art has come in and really changed my life, so to give these children that opportunity just to come into contact with art - that's wonderful.” KnowsGivingChildrenArtOpportunityKnow HowWonderfulChangedContactChanged My Life Author:Jeff Koons
“We had a chance to see a lot of different styles of play and you had to adapt to the different style each team plays. That?s going to help us come tournament time because the game in the Pac-10 is different from the Big East and we know how to adapt to the different styles. I?m glad I had that opportunity.” KnowsDifferentPlayHelpingBigsOpportunityGamesChanceKnow HowTeamStyleEastGladTournamentsAdaptabilityDifferent StylesPacs Author:Allan Ray
“When fortune wishes to bring mighty events to a successful conclusion, she selects some man of spirit and ability who knows how to seize the opportunity she offers.” KnowsMenSpiritOpportunityWishAbilityKnow HowSuccessfulEventsOffersFortuneConclusionSeize The Opportunity Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“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 don't know how many more movies I'm going to get the opportunity to make and I don't want to look back and go: "Man, I just floated through that one." Or: "I did that one for the money." I want to be able to say that I worked as a hard as I could and I did the best work that I could do.” KnowsMenWantLooksHardAbleOpportunityKnow HowBest Work Author:Tina Fey
“I`ve always thought of him [Barack Obama] and from conversations know him to be a guy who takes the long view, who doesn`t get too high, doesn`t get too low and seizes the opportunities when they`re there and knows how to ride the wave. I ascribe that to Hawaii. He`s a body surfer, so he knows how to get on the wave. He knows just the right time.” KnowsLongBodyGuyOpportunityViewsKnow HowConversationLowsWaveBarackRight TimeHawaiiSurfer Author:Howard Fineman
“Before negotiating a raise, start collecting a file of evidence showing how you've impacted the bottom line. ... Don't believe there's no money in the budget. Don't assume your boss knows how great you've been doing. Don't threaten to leave -- you may be given the opportunity.” KnowsBelieveMayOpportunityGivenLinesKnow HowEvidenceRaisesAssumingBottomDon't BelieveBudgetsBossBottom LineFilesCollectingNo MoneyNegotiating Author:Pat Heim
“The funny thing is, last summer we were golfing together, me, him and Alonzo Mourning. I don't know how to golf, but it's an unbelievable opportunity to go out and golf with one of the greats. And he's out there making fun of my swing - I can't hit the ball - and I'm getting frustrated because I'm a competitor. So Alonzo pulled me aside and said, 'Man, you're getting the chance to golf with Bill Russell. How many people can say they've done that?' And I looked at him and said, 'You know what? You're right.'” PeopleKnowsMenSaidI CanDoneTogetherLastsOpportunityFunChanceKnow HowSummerBallsBillsGolfMourningSwingsFrustratedUnbelievableCompetitorsFunny ThingsGolfingLast Summer Author:Dwyane Wade
“To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and even recur repeatedly. Sometimes you do get more than one chance. Sometimes you don't. It helps to know how long a window of opportunity you have and if you'll get another chance.” IfsKnowsLongSometimesMomentsHelpingLastsCertainOpportunityChanceKnow HowEventsWindowFleetingAnother ChanceOne ChanceWindow Of Opportunity Author:John Paul Caponigro
“I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it turned out that once I started acting that I started getting a certain kind of role, that I never saw myself as growing up, so I really love when I get an opportunity to play a [comedian] role.” KnowsKindPlayCertainOpportunityActingRolesKnow HowGrowing UpSawsComedyGrowingComedian Author:Steve Buscemi
“I think that what's important as a director is to give your actors the feeling that they're protected, the feeling of confidence, the feeling that if they make mistakes, then as a director, you'll know how to help them. If you're able to convey that, then the actors will give you wonderful performances. As well as the author, you have to write scenes that give the actors the opportunity to show what they're capable of.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingWritingWellsImportantHelpingShowsFeelingsAbleActorsOpportunityMistakeKnow HowWonderfulSceneDirectorsCapablePerformancesMaking MistakesProtectedWhat's Important Author:Michael Haneke
“I have been very lucky because I have had the opportunity to see what it's like to have little or no money and what it's like to have a lot of it. I'm lucky because people make such a big deal of it and, if I didn't experience both, I wouldn't be able to know how important it really is for me. I can't comment on what having a lot of money means to others, but I do know that for me, having a lot more money isn't a lot better than having enough to cover the basics.” PeopleIfsKnowsLifeMeanLittlesHas BeensI CanImportantEnoughBigsAbleOpportunityGrowthDealsKnow HowLuckyPersonal GrowthInvestingCommentMore MoneyLots Of MoneyBig DealNo MoneyBasics Author:Ray Dalio
“We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.” KnowsGivingOpportunityKnow HowSkillsManipulationManipulate Author:Dorothy Height
“You have to believe in yourself and you have to take risks. You know how people say 30 is new 20 and 40 is new 30? Well I think essentially what that's telling us is there are so many opportunities out there, you don't have to rush into something.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveWellsOpportunityKnow HowRiskBelieve In YourselfBelieve In You Author:Jay Ellis
“The limitations of federal laws are able to create real progress at the local level. Ultimately, to effect not just incremental progress but progress that is transformational for students, we need committed leadership - people who believe deeply that their students can achieve at the highest levels and who know how to create the conditions at the classroom, school and system level to give them the opportunities they deserve.” PeopleKnowsNeedsGivingBelieveRealAbleSchoolLawOpportunityLevelsKnow HowProgressAchieveConditionsEffectsStudentsHighestDeserveCommittedLocalsLimitationClassroom Author:Wendy Kopp