“I had to work hard and hit the books because the opportunity to play in the NFL is not really that big, so I knew I needed something to fall back on. That’s the message I want to send to those kids when I talk to them in person and let them know the most important thing is getting your education.” KnowsWantPersonsImportantBookHardPlayBigsKidsFallOpportunityHard WorkNeededMessagesImportant ThingsNflFall Back Author:Jerry Rice
“Creating the opportunities for other people and solid projects, things that I like, for sure, definitely. Acting I'll do forever, but I want to produce as well.” PeopleWantWellsOpportunityActingForeverProduceProjectsCreating Author:Michael B. Jordan
“Conservatives are better talking about opportunity and growth in the abstract, while liberals talk more about poor people. Right now we [americans] need a good, optimistic, conservative opportunity ideology that is totally geared toward lifting up the poor. That's what I most want to see in candidates.” PeopleWantNeedsOpportunityGrowthPoorTalkingConservativeOptimisticIdeologyAbstractCandidatesPoor PeopleLiftingLifting UpGood Optimistic Author:Arthur C. Brooks
“I'm enough of an optimist and a patriot to believe that in U.S. you have a lot of opportunity and can do pretty much anything you want in some form. For me, the idea of failure is far preferable to the idea of regret.” WantBelieveIdeasEnoughFormOpportunityCan DoRegretPatriotOptimist Author:Michael Ian Black
“I really don't drink, I don't do drugs. I feel like right now I've been given so many opportunities I don't want to mess it up with those things.” WantFeelsOpportunityGivenDrinkRight NowDrugMess Author:Anne Hathaway
“What you realize is it's not about financial success as an artist. A lot of actors and actresses, producers, writers, and the creative people in the business realize that. It's not about that. Yeah, we all want to be successful, but we all just want to create and we want to tell the stories. We want to continue creating the opportunities to be able to continue doing what we love. So, at the end of the day, I feel like it's a win-win for everybody to be able to make these independent films.” PeopleWantFeelsEndsStoriesAbleFilmArtistActorsOpportunityWinningRealizingCreativeSuccessfulCreatingIndependentYeahFinancialActressesProducersBeing SuccessfulThe End Of The DayCreative PeopleIndependent FilmWin WinFinancial SuccessActors And Actresses Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I want to be the person who eventually doesn't have to be in front of the camera. I can be behind the camera and really change things cinematically, and this is giving me an opportunity to do something behind the camera, which I really want to maximize.” WantGivingPersonsI CanOpportunityBehindsFrontsCameras Author:Jamie Foxx
“Any coach certainly wants to have the opportunity to have some input over the personnel that he's coaching.” WantOpportunityCoachesCoachingInputPersonnel Author:Jim Cleamons
“In real life, you can't get a job as an executive unless you have the educational background and the opportunity. Now the fact that you are not an executive is merely because of the social standing of life... Black people have a hard time getting anywhere. And those that do, are usually straight. In a ballroom, you can be anything you want.” PeopleWantRealHardFactsJobsOpportunitySocialBlackStandingEducationalReal LifeBackgroundsHard TimesExecutivesBlack PeopleBallroomEducational Background Author:Dorian Corey
“Turning a breakup into a break-over ... We want women to know that as bad as it can be, it can also be an opportunity to reinvent yourself.” KnowsWantOpportunityBreakBreakupBreak UpReinventing Yourself Author:Greg Behrendt
“For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are always singers, artists, songwriters, collaborators and other producers. It's easy to get access to all that, which gives you more opportunity to work records.” WantGivingActionArtistOpportunityEasyRecordsAccessSingersProducersSongwritersEasy To GetCollaborators Author:Steve Aoki
“The war gave women like her opportunities, not a feminist movement, and if the opportunities dwindled after the war, she feels that it was because women didn't want them.” IfsWantFeelsWarOpportunityMovementFeministLike HerFeminist Movement Author:Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
“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
“My relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life. So any time I get an opportunity to tell Him that I love Him or given opportunity to shout Him out on national TV, I'm gonna take that opportunity. And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with Him that I want to give Him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity.” WantGivingLooksImportantOpportunityJesusGivenChristTvsHonorGloryJesus ChristImportant ThingsI Love HimGiven Opportunity Author:Tim Tebow
“The core principle is that we want an economy that works for everyone, not just for a small elite. We want equal opportunity, not equality of outcome. We want to make sure that there's upward mobility again, in our society and in our economy.” WantOpportunityPrinciplesEconomyEqualCoreOutcomesOur SocietyElitesEqual OpportunityMobilityUpward Mobility Author:Robert Reich
“I would love to continue to model. It just depends on what opportunities I get, of course, I want to always stay true to who I am and make sure in everything I do God is getting the glory. If modeling is one of those things that keeps presenting itself to me, I would love to do it and continue to get more involved.” IfsWantLoveCoursesOpportunityDependsInvolvedModelsGloryWho I AmModelingPresentingStay True Author:Willie Robertson
“People always ask me why I still want to play, but I want to know why no one will give me an opportunity. It's like they put a stamp on me: 'Hall of Fame. You're done. That's it.' It's a goddamn shame.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingStillsDonePlayAsksOpportunityFameGive MeShameAsk MeHallsStampsHall Of Fame Author:Rickey Henderson
“I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say whatever they want, whatever pops into their head. It's an opportunity to write the last draft of the screenplay as you're working on it.” WantWritingBelieveLastsActorsOpportunityI BelieveToolsPopsImprovisationScreenplays Author:Ivan Reitman
“I don't always want to play the wacky, crazy parts. I love having the opportunity to play a regular person in an irregular situation in a very realistic way.” WayWantPersonsPlayOpportunitySituationCrazyRealisticWacky Author:Jon Gries
“There is a business here first of all, as a company and secondly, the ability to make films that audiences want to see and wouldn't get the opportunity to see. It's exciting. That's where our whole thought process originated from.” WantFirstsWholeFilmOpportunityProcessAbilityCompanyAudienceExcitingThought Process Author:Courtney Solomon
“View life as a learning opportunity. Ask God what He wants you to learn from the situations you face. . . . When we set aside specific time to listen, He often encourages us with His presence and promises, and interprets to some degree the circumstances of life. Take advantage of the natural lull after hard times when you're pulling together the pieces to sort through the events and ferret out the lessons.” WantHardGodTogetherFacesAsksOpportunityNaturalViewsSituationPiecesEventsCircumstancesPromiseLessonsDegreesAdvantageHard TimesPullingLullsFerretsPulling Together Author:Jean Fleming
“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
“I want to be remembered as a great friend, an outstanding father, an amazing husband, and a good soul who always strived to serve God and man. And during that time of service on earth, I would like people to think, "He brought joy, love, opportunity, and fulfillment to millions of people."” PeopleThinkingMenWantSoulEarthJoyFatherOpportunityMillionsHusbandRememberedFulfillmentServing GodOutstandingGreat FriendGood Souls Author:Tony Robbins
“I don't believe in having to show anybody anything. I just do my work. You know, making a living as an actor is such a rarity on earth. It's like making a living as a painter. So I look at different opportunities in the same way as Jack Nicholson, who said once, "Keep popping up in different holes. That's what you want to do: Just keep popping up in different holes." That made a lot of sense to me.” KnowsWayWantBelieveLooksMadeSaidDifferentShowsEarthActorsOpportunityDon't BelieveWhat You WantHolesPainterMaking A LivingPoppingRarityNicholson Author:Steve Guttenberg
“I just stay healthy all year round. I try to feel good in my skin. For me, I have trained in ballet my whole life so my body really feels best when I feel strong and tight and toned, and I think that comes from years and years of constant training as a ballerina. Leading up to the show, getting out there in your underwear, you just want to feel your best mainly in your head than more anything else. Obviously you want to feel good physically too, so it's more just in your head, pushing yourself, approaching this challenge and taking the opportunity to push yourself a little further.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingYearsLittlesWholeShowsBodyOpportunityStrongChallengesHealthyTrainingSkinsConstantRoundsWhole LifeFeel GoodPushingBalletUnderwearPush YourselfBallerina Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think the power of the short film is incredibly underrated. It is way easier to get someone to watch a 15-minute film then a full-length feature. In those 15 minutes you have the opportunity to express your voice as an artist and hopefully connect with your audience. If you are trying to be a first time feature director then a short film that demonstrates you have a grasp on the themes and concepts of the movie you want to direct is a no-brainer. Whether they are collaborators or potential investors, filmmaking is a visual art form so you obviously need visuals to show them!” IfsThinkingWayWantNeedsTryingFirstsArtShowsFilmFormArtistOpportunityVoiceWatchesAudienceMinutesEasierDirectorsConceptsFirst TimeDirectHopefullyFeaturesThemeVisualsLengthInvestorsFilmmakingVisual ArtCollaboratorsUnderratedShort FilmsNo Brainer Author:Nicholas Ozeki
“I feel very blessed to have had the opportunities that have already come. I want to pursue it as long as I can find characters that resonate with me and projects that resonate with me. I feel very comfortable in that world.” WorldWantFeelsLongI CanCharacterOpportunityComfortableProjectsBlessedPursue Author:Sharlto Copley
“Anyone who wants to be a writer should, if given the opportunity, hang out with "real writers," that is, poets or writers who are lions in literature, semi-lions, or published authors.” IfsWantShouldRealLiteratureOpportunityGivenPoetHanging OutLions Author:Kirby Wright
“I have the opportunity to do something positive, I want to stay positive. It's hustling backwards in my eyes when I can earn money legitimately. This is what I want to do.” WantI CanEyeOpportunityBackwardsHustleStay Positive Author:Curtis Jackson
“I would prefer to use a very inclusive definition of the working class. I'd like to include all of those people who are, if they're not exploited by an immediate employer over them, they're exploited by the system and therefore have a cause to want to change the system. Having a very inclusive definition of the working class creates a great opportunity for organizing people.” PeopleIfsWantUseOpportunityCausesClassDefinitionsWorking ClassEmployersGreat Opportunity Author:Howard Zinn
“I want to get to the end and feel that I've done all I could, given the limitations and given the opportunities.” WantFeelsEndsDoneOpportunityGivenLimitation Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Everyone who's been in space would, I'm sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there. For me, a flight in a shuttle, though most satisfying, would be anticlimactic after my flight to the moon. Plus, if I pursued a flight myself, people would think that was the reason I am trying to generate interest in public spaceflight. And that's not the purpose - I want to generate interest in long-range space exploration.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingLongReasonWould BePurposeOpportunityInterestSpaceReturnMoonFlightWelcomeRangePlusExplorationSatisfyingPursuedSpace ExplorationExhilaratingSpaceflight Author:Buzz Aldrin
“If the right thing comes along and you get an opportunity to be a part of something you believe in, and you think it's cool and want to put your name on it, then you should.” IfsThinkingWantShouldBelieveOpportunityNamesRight Thing Author:Jason Aldean
“The most important thing is being genuine, and real, and not getting caught up in the "Star-Ness" of it. You don't want to act like a star around other people. You have to watch it, and you want to stay grounded, it's very important, and that's probably what I have learned most because you definitely have opportunities to let your ego run wild and you have to keep your ego in check.” PeopleWantImportantRealRunningOpportunityStarsWatchesEgoImportant ThingsCaughtGenuineChecksI Have LearnedCaught UpGrounded Author:Joan Jett
“Men possessing minds of the first order and who have had opportunities of being known and of acquiring the general confidence do not abound in any country beyond the wants of the country.” MenWantMindFirstsCountryOrderOpportunityKnownYouthPossessingInexperience Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. IX (in 12 Volumes) Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. IX (in 12 Volumes)
“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
“Some artists just go and play, and I have no objections to that - but I don't like to do that. People take their very precious time to come to my concert, and they give me the opportunity to share two hours of their lives. I want to do the best I can, for visuals, sound and everything!” PeopleWantGivingI CanTwoPlayArtistOpportunitySoundHoursShareGive MeVisualsConcertsDo The BestObjectionsPrecious Time Author:Hiromi
“Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but it's also an opportunity. We at BMW want to take advantage of this and, through innovations, place ourselves at the forefront.” WantStatesOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesPoliticianEuropeAdvantageInnovationThreatChinaTrendsBmw Author:Norbert Reithofer
“I was looking for an opportunity to make my first feature, so I asked myself: "What do you want to do? Is there something you can give to the world?"” WorldWantGivingFirstsOpportunityFeatures Author:Warwick Thornton
“Urbanisation is not a crisis but an opportunity, seeing it as a crisis is wrong. And not just villages, we want everyone to get opportunities wherever they are staying. Aatma gaav ki ho aur suvidha sheher ki ho, this is what we believe.” WantBelieveOpportunitySeeingDevelopmentIndiaCrisisStayingVillage Author:Narendra Modi
“God wants an opportunity to prove who He is.” WantChristianOpportunityLeadershipChurchProve Author:Johnny Hunt
“I can remember saying again and again and again, "A terrible thing has happened, but this should be a kind of wake-up call for our country, and we have a great opportunity now to reinvent ourselves. To rethink our position about oil and energy, to rethink our relationship with other cultures and other countries, and why other people want to attack us."” PeopleWantShouldKindI CanCountryRememberCultureOpportunityEnergyHappenedPositionTerribleWake UpOilOur CountryOur RelationshipOther CountriesAgain And AgainTerrible ThingsGreat OpportunityOther CulturesRelationships With OthersWake Up Call Author:Paul Auster