“I'm from Naples. I was born in a poor neighborhood and I always, in my heart, felt like it would be amazing to be able to adopt a child from Naples. I could give someone the opportunity I had. I would love to give back in that way and pay it forward.” WayGivingHeartChildrenWould BeAbleOpportunityFeltBornPoorPayMy HeartNeighborhoodGiving BackNaplesPay It ForwardHeart FeltPoor NeighborhoodsAlways In My Heart Author:Giuliana Rancic
“Well, it gives me the opportunity to make the movies that I want to do, because L'Oreal pays me very well. Also it means that I can work with great directors. My last commercial was directed by Erick Zonca, who made 'Dream Life of Angels.' And finally, it doesn't take up a lot of my time.” WantGivingWellsMeanMadeI CanDreamLastsOpportunityPayDirectorsAngelGive MeMy Time Author:Virginie Ledoyen
“If you're looking for work and have a choice of a job, choose a job that allows the opportunity for some creativity, and for spending time with your family. Even if it means less pay.” IfsMeanJobsChoicesOpportunityPayCreativitySpendingProfessionOur FamilySpending TimeLooking For WorkSpending Time With You Book:The Art Of Happiness At Work Source: The Art Of Happiness At Work
“We know that they cannot bear their share of the taxes to help pay for their education. And unless those children get a good education we know that they become dropouts and they become delinquents and they become taxeaters instead of taxpayers. We know that they will join the unemployed. That is why we put top priority on breaking the vicious cycle that today threatens the future of 5 million children in this great land of opportunity which we talk about so much.” KnowsChildrenHelpingTodayOpportunityPayEducationMillionsShareLandBearsTaxesPrioritiesCyclesViciousTaxpayersUnemployedGood EducationTop PrioritiesDelinquentsDropoutsLand Of OpportunityVicious Cycles Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The people who are good in the long run fail a lot, especially at the beginning. So, when you fail early, it might be worth realizing that this is part of the deal, the price you pay for being good in the long run. Every rejection is a gift. A chance to learn and to do it better next time. An opportunity to figure out how to bounce, not break. Don't waste them.” PeopleLongMightMotivationalRunningNextOpportunityRealizingChanceDealsPayBreakFailingFiguresWasteBe GoodRejectionLong RunsNext TimeBounce Author:Seth Godin
“Education and training for all children to be equal in opportunity in all schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions of training in the professions and vocations in life; to be regulated on the capacity of children to learn, and not on the ability of parents to pay the costs. Training for life's work to be as much universal and thorough for all walks of life as has been the training in the arts of killing.” ChildrenHas BeensArtSchoolOpportunityParentAbilityWalksPayCollegeCostEqualTrainingCapacityUniversalInstitutionsKillingUniversityProfessionVocationThoroughWalks Of Life Author:Huey Long
“People who get higher pay are more willing to relocate--especially to undesirable locations at the company's behest... A corporate secretary may change companies in the same town; a corporate executive is more likely to change towns with the same company. A talented corporate secretary sees an invitation to relocate as an invitation; a future corporate executive sees an invitation to relocate as an opportunity--and an obligation.” PeopleMayOpportunityPayCompanyWillingHigherTownsObligationCorporateExecutivesSecretaryLocationInvitationsGetting HighUndesirable Author:Warren Farrell
“If I chose to have a nanny, I'd be able to pay to have a nanny - a lot of women don't have that opportunity. I don't feel like I'm a working single mom, because I have that option that a lot of people don't have.” PeopleIfsFeelsAbleOpportunityPayMomSingle MomNannies Author:Gillian Anderson
“Since you are "in the market," you need to set standards of what you are seeking in a partner and in a relationship. Dating is not simply a prelude to a committed relationship or marriage. Dating is an opportunity to evaluate whether the person you are dating is a good candidate for you. You need to pay attention to your partner's positive and negative characteristics. Ask yourself whether you could live with this person for the rest of your life.” NeedsPersonsAsksOpportunityPayAttentionStandardsNegativeDatingCommittedSeekingPartnersPay AttentionCharacteristicsCandidatesRest Of Your LifeEvaluatePreludeCommitted Relationship Author:David Price
“Equality of economic opportunity, in the context of private property, means equality of opportunity for the millions of capital-less households of today to buy, pay for, and employ in their lives the non-human factor of production, capital.” HumansMeanWisdomTodayOpportunityPoliticsPayMillionsEconomyEconomicPropertyProductionsFactorsLiberalismHouseholdPrivate PropertyEquality Of OpportunityFactors Of Production Author:Louis O. Kelso
“Be more attentive to what successful people have to say about all the opportunity around you. Anything important - which takes only two minutes to point out - will exceed most people's attention span by at least a minute and a half. Learn to pay attention for two minutes at a time - and you will see more opportunity than you know what to do with.” PeopleKnowsTwoImportantOpportunityPayAttentionHalfSuccessfulMinutesPay AttentionSuccessful PeopleExceedAttention Span Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“I don’t know what happened through the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s that took feminism off the table, that made it something that women weren’t supposed to identify with and were supposed to be ashamed of. Feminism is about the fight for equality between the sexes, with equal respect, equal pay, and equal opportunity. At the moment we are still a long way off that.” KnowsWayLongMadeStillsMomentsFightingOpportunitySexPayHappenedFeminismEqualTablesMade ItSupposed To BeAshamed80sLong WayEqual OpportunityEqual PayEqual Respect Author:Keira Knightley
“Clean energy is about offering people the opportunity to do what's right for themselves and the people they love. It's about reducing the pollution that makes people sick. It's about helping the low-income families struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills.” PeopleHelpingOpportunityEnergyPayStruggleLowsSickBillsCleanIncomeGasOfferingPollutionElectricityReducingClean EnergyLow Income Author:Gloria Reuben
“A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers' names, succinctly summarize your book in a 'selling' way, and so on.” WayMindBookRememberOpportunityNamesPayAttentionSellingWanderPay AttentionSalespeopleInterviewersGood Opportunity Author:Ian Frazier
“Some jobs pay better, some jobs smell better, and some jobs have no business being treated like careers. But work is never the enemy, regardless of the wage. Because somewhere between the job and the paycheck, there’s still a thing called opportunity, and that’s what people need to pursue.” PeopleNeedsStillsJobsOpportunityPayEnemyCareersSmellTreatedPursuePaychecks Author:Mike Rowe
“We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all.” NeedsHumansRealityGirlOpportunityPayRightsEqualHuman RightsWomens RightsEqual OpportunityEqual Pay Author:Hillary Clinton
“In a world in which most investors appear interested in figuring out how to make money every second and chase the idea du jour, there's also something validating about the message that it's okay to do nothing and wait for opportunities to present themselves or to pay off. That's lonely and contrary a lot of the time, but reminding yourself that that's what it takes is quite helpful.” WorldIdeasOpportunityWaitingPayMessagesLonelyOkayInvestingContraryMaking MoneyHelpfulInvestorsRemindingEvery SecondReminding Yourself Author:Seth Klarman
“The backlash against women's rights would be just one of several powerful forces creating a harsh and painful climate for women at work. Reagonomics, the recession, and the expansion of a minimum-wage service economy also helped, in no small measure, to slow and even undermine women's momentum in the job market. But the backlash did more than impede women's opportunities for employment, promotions, and better pay. Its spokesmen kept the news of many of these setbacks from women. Not only did the backlash do grievous damage to working women C it did on the sly.” Would BeJobsOpportunityForcePowerfulPayEconomyRightsCreatingNewsClimatePainfulEmploymentDamageJust OneDishesWomens RightsMinimumHarshExpansionPromotionMomentumSetbackRecessionsMinimum WageSlyBacklashWorking ManWorking Women Author:Susan Faludi
“I just want to help other women achieve as much as they can in society without restraints being imposed on us. It's the most natural and normal thing to want to defend your rights to equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work, and everything that comes with that.” WantHelpingOpportunityNaturalPayRightsAchieveEqualNormalHelping OthersRestraintEqual OpportunityEqual PayNormal Things Author:Amy Poehler
“You can't be positive to everybody. A lot of people want to focus on flaws and negativity, especially on the Internet because that's their only voice. I don't pay attention to that kind of stuff. I pay attention to opportunities coming my way, gays and lesbians telling me what I've done for them, organizations in my community that always want to work with me.” PeopleWayWantKindDoneOpportunityStuffVoiceCommunityPayAttentionFocusInternetGayOrganizationMy WayPay AttentionFlawsNegativityBeing Positive Author:Jackie Warner