“I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.” WaySaidOpportunityMy WayOpennessSaying YesDecisiveness Author:Isabel Lucas
“There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.” WaySaidHomeOpportunityHappenedPressesExcuseDenyNo Excuses Author:John Prescott
“Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome.” PeopleIfsWorldWantWellsSaidOpportunityNaturalClassEconomyProgressChinaWelcomeAspirationWorld Class Author:S. R. Nathan
“I mean, Robert Pattinson. No, I’m kidding, I shouldn’t say that. He’s actually really nice. My neighbour works with him and said he was a great guy. I don’t know to be honest, I don’t really model myself after anybody. You’re always just trying to create opportunities and be ready when those opportunities present themselves. I can’t look at anybody and think ‘I want to be Damian Lewis’ – I’d be setting myself up for failure.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingLooksMeanSaidI CanGuyOpportunityNiceHonestReadyModelsSettingSettingsBeing HonestNeighbourReally NiceGreat Guy Author:Diego Klattenhoff
“Everyone works in the service of man. We doctors work directly on man himself... The great mystery of man is Jesus: 'He who visits a sick person, helps me,' Jesus said... Just as the priest can touch Jesus, so do we touch Jesus in the bodies of our patients... We have opportunities to do good that the priest doesn't have. Our mission is not finished when medicines are no longer of use. We must bring the soul to God; our word has some authority... Catholic doctors are so necessary!” MenPersonsSaidSoulHelpingUseBodyInspirationFaithOpportunityJesusMysteryAuthorityDoctorsSickCatholicMedicinePatientMissionsFinishedChristian InspirationalHelp MePriestsOur WordsSick Person Author:Gianna Beretta Molla
“I'm so grateful to Hugo Lindgren, Jon Kelly, and the people who gave me the opportunity to write a weekly column. It's an amazing thing to do, and when I started they both said, you know, the problem with columns is they just exist forever.” PeopleKnowsWritingSaidProblemOpportunityForeverGratefulThings To DoColumnsAmazing ThingsSo Grateful Author:David Plotz
“I saw a sign on the side of the road in Tennessee once that said 'dirt for sale'... what a great country we live in. DIRT for sale. How would you like to get inside that guy's mind and look around for a hour? That guy sees opportunity at every glance, doesn't he?” MindLooksSaidCountryGuyOpportunitySidesHoursSawsSellingDirtGlancesThat GuyTennesseeGreat Country Author:Bill Hicks
“Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.’ With stories from her own life and data carefully researched, Sheryl Sandberg reminds women that they have to believe in themselves and reach for opportunities. More women than men may need that advice, but I'd bet that both genders would profit from this very well-done book” MenNeedsFeelsBelieveWellsMaySaidBookDoneStoriesOpportunityAdviceProfitGenderDataPermissionInferiorsWell DoneEleanor Author:Marjorie Scardino
“Was a great high wall there that tried to stop me. Was a great big sign there said private Property but on the back side it didn't say nothing. That side was made for you and me.” MadeSaidBigsOpportunitySidesWallPropertyPrivate PropertyBack Side Author:Woody Guthrie
“Tardiness is next to wickedness in a society relentless in its consumption of time as both a good and a service--as tweet and Instagram, film clip and sound bite, as sporting event, investment opportunity, Tinder hookup, and interest rate--its value measured not by its texture or its substance but by the speed of its delivery, a distinction apparent to Andy Warhol when he supposedly said that any painting that takes longer than five minutes to make is a bad painting.” SaidFilmValuesNextOpportunitySoundInterestFiveMinutesEventsPaintingInvestmentRateSpeedSubstanceDistinctionBitesConsumptionWickednessFive MinutesRelentlessInstagramTextureTweetDeliveryInterest RateClipWarholSound BitesSporting EventsTinderTardiness Author:Lewis H. Lapham
“How often have I rattled on with God and said nothing at all? Relying on clichés, throwaway phrases, and high language I'd never use in everyday conversation, I took prayer for granted and lost sight of the wondrous opportunity to draw close to God.” SaidUseOpportunityLostLanguagePrayerConversationDrawsSightEverydayGrantedPhrasesWondrous Author:Margaret Feinberg
“According to a new survey, almost half of the voters in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania say that they do not trust Hillary Clinton. Republicans immediately got together and said, 'OK, this is a huge opportunity for us. How are we going to screw it up?'” SaidTogetherOpportunityHalfHugeRepublicanClintonVotersFloridaScrewsSurveysOhioPennsylvania Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well-known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.” WorldInspirationalWellsMadeSaidFacesOpportunityKnownGratefulDebtWell KnownHammersGreat Opportunity Author:Christopher Lee