Opportunity quotes

“You just have to be willing to take the 'failures' and learn from them, make the best of them.”
Tim Story

“You can either choose to leave here and not graduate, or you can stay and put up with me. It may not be a choice that you like, but you do have a choice.”
Michelle Pfeiffer - Louanne Johnson

“I did the best I could with the tools I had and the opportunities given me. My life was screwed up early by getting pregnant at 15 and married, then a baby at 16, then divorced at 17. But in spite of that start, I've done all right.”
Stella Stevens

“I'm looking for a few good men... and women. Who aren't afraid of hard work. Aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves. I'm looking for scrappers, hustlers, guys that are willing to roll up their sleeves. They're livin' on drive, they got a little fire in their belly. I stand right here before you today, I'm gonna offer you something as precious as...” (continue)(continue reading)
Michael Keaton - Ray Kroc

“If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them...” (continue)(continue reading)
Morgan Freeman - God

“I remember once imagining what my life would be like, what I'd be like. I pictured having all these qualities, strong positive qualities that people could pick up on from across the room. But as time passed, few ever became any qualities that I actually had. And all the possibilities I faced and the sorts of people I could be, all of them got...” (continue)(continue reading)
Nicolas Cage - David Spritz

“You go to the city to work or shop, and you see their streets, their cars, their houses, and you begin to feel there is something not quite right about yourself. About your humanity. Something to do with your blackness because no matter how smart or dumb a white child is he is born to that world. And you, a black child, smart or dumb you are...” (continue)(continue reading)

Denzel Washington - Steve Biko

“According to Heraclitus, we cannot step into the same river twice. To put it another way, an opportunity lost stays lost forever.”
Kevin Kline - William Hundert

“When all you've got is nothing, there's a lot to go around.”
Danny Glover - Jethro

Opportunity does not knock, then knock again, then leave a note saying "sorry I missed you".
Wilmer Valderrama - Fez

“Every moment of your life is an opportunity for fashion.”
Chris Colfer - Kurt Hummel

“When we see an opportunity in life, we have to take it. Whether it’s the hope of winning back the love of our life, a shot at proving our worth, or the chance to show a child the right path, but sometimes when we answer the call we have no idea what opportunity awaits us.”
Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young

“Rich men are born with opportunities they can waste.”
Adarsh Gourav - Balram

“When you see your moment, you mustn’t let it pass you by. You must seize it!”
Benjamin Bratt - Ernesto de la Cruz

“Life is full of possibilities. You just need to know where to look. ”
Jamie Foxx - Joe

“In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it.”
Wanda Sykes

“The theater business has allowed me, in a way the movie and TV business has not, to do very, very interesting work. So that's what I do.”
Brian Dennehy

“Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.”
Zoe Kazan

“First, there's an opportunity. Then... there's a betrayal.”
Ewen Bremner - Spud

“Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick.”
Adam Driver

“You know what they say brother - luck is where opportunity meets preparation.”
Eddie Murphy - Rudy

“- V. A. Vandevere: Max, I know your type. Charlatan, con man, opportunist.
- Max Medici: New York is that way, in case you need directions.
- V. A. Vandevere: And I know it comes from a deep desire to build something authentic and true.
- Max Medici: I know your game.
- V. A. Vandevere: It’s not a game. Some men cheat the rules, others...” (continue)(continue reading)
Michael Keaton - V. A. Vandevere
Danny DeVito - Max Medici

“She never knows whether opportunity's all around her, or it pours off her like rain.”

Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill

“I always say don't make plans, make options.”
Jennifer Aniston

“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”
Julie Andrews