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Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

Quotes by Doug Larson

I've been blessed enough to be on a great team, gone to the divisional round five years in a row or whatever it was. That's special. Not everybody gets an opportunity to do that.

Quotes by Doug Baldwin

The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to...

Quotes by Doug Collins

Really, even in this whole Obama initiative, and everything that's going on with the economy, the only way to jump start it is we have to give each other opportunity. That's the only way to make it work.

Quotes by Doug E. Fresh

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...

Quotes by Dorothy Height

I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler.

Quotes by Dorothy Kilgallen

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I believe the best mode of aiding convicts is so to apportion their tasks in prison as to give to the industrious the opportunity of earning a sum for themselves by 'over-work.' A man usually values that most for which...

Quotes by Dorothea Dix

Returning to South Carolina meant getting a normal job in a normal town with normal people and marrying a normal person. I wanted the glamour and opportunity of the world.

Quotes by Donna Rice

We must give scientists the opportunity through funding and time to pursue curiosity-based, long-term, basic-science research.

Quotes by Donna Strickland

I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get them a free degree or a free diploma across the border then I guess I'm doing my job.

Quotes by Donovan Bailey

When I get out on the field, you see me laughing so much because it's a dream come true. A lot of people wish they could do what I do, or wish they had an opportunity to do what I...

Quotes by Donovan McNabb

We are not post-racial. And in many ways we don't even know how to have a conversation about being post-racial. Until we get out of that old-school way of thinking about race and opportunity and the ability to transcend some...

Quotes by Donna Brazile

As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs. So I had experience excavating, digging up remains of ancient Indian villages in the Midwest and in the Southwest.

Quotes by Donald Johanson

But it really wasn't until three to four years later, when we had an opportunity in the lab to make very detailed observations, and comparisons with other fossil discoveries, that we realized she was a new species of human ancestor.

Quotes by Donald Johanson

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this new species, I realized this was a revolutionary step in understanding human origins.

Quotes by Donald Johanson

My first large-scale community development opportunity was the formation of the Mission Viejo Co. - a partnership with the O'Neill Family, who owned Rancho Mission Viejo. As the young president of the company, I had the responsibility for master planning,...

Quotes by Donald Bren

This is an opportunity to walk away from the game knowing that I've given it all that I can.

Quotes by Donald Driver

Growing up the way I grew up, food was scarce. So when you had an opportunity to eat, you ate. When I graduated from high school and went to college, I weighed 160 pounds. So, I knew I had to...

Quotes by Donald Driver

This is my first opportunity to visit this part of North Africa, so I am going to be able to go back home and talk about this beautiful country and encourage Americans to travel here.

Quotes by Donald Evans

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Opportunity" quotes focus on?
These quotes focus on educational and economic opportunity — founding organizations to expand it, noticing where top talent doesn't go, reflecting on unequal starting points, and describing a global mission to ensure opportunity for all.
Is there a quote about founding an organization to expand opportunity?
Yes, one quote comes from a founder who has "spent a lot of time examining what's at work in successful classrooms and schools" as part of expanding "educational opportunity." For more on meaningful work, see the Good quotes page.
Is there a quote about where top talent goes?
Yes, one quote points out that top talent goes "into finance, technology, medicine and law - everywhere but towards expanding opportunity for our most marginalized children." For more on important causes, see the Great quotes page.
Is there a quote about unequal starting points?
Yes, one quote reflects on attending Princeton and feeling like "the whole world was open to me," while noting that in this country, "that's not a given," and that we "aspire to be a place of equal opportunity" even though where someone is born still shapes their chances. For more on life's paths and circumstances, see the Life quotes page.
Is there a quote about a global mission for opportunity?
Yes, one quote describes the mission of Teach For All as "cultivating the leadership capacity critical to ultimately ensuring educational opportunity for all." For more on heartfelt missions, see the Love quotes page.

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