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In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return.

Quotes by John Caudwell

My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.

Quotes by John Candy

I want to thank the people at UMass, Memphis, and Kentucky for giving Ellen and I an opportunity to coach at three great institutions.

Quotes by John Calipari

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

Quotes by John Burroughs

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

Quotes by John Boehner

Yes, you have people shouting racist abuse and throwing bananas on the field, and there are issues regarding the number of black coaches and managers in the game, but which other industry allows a young black boy the exact same...

Quotes by John Barnes

I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I used to stand in the playground and pretend I was on 'Opportunity Knocks.'

Quotes by John Barrowman

Careers are not all up, up, up; do good work, continue to grow as an artist, and opportunity finds you. I have no sour grapes.

Quotes by John Allison

I don't know that I can give a definitive answer to that, I can only say that if we create the right climate those who are producing those products will have the opportunity to move into a higher value product...

Quotes by John Anderson

We shall probably never attain the power of measuring the velocity of nervous action; for we have not the opportunity of comparing its propagation through immense space, as we have in the case of light.

Quotes by Johannes P. Muller

On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, we were in the studio for probably a week, so you had a lot of opportunity to fix things.

Quotes by John Abercrombie

But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country.

Quotes by John Abizaid

Not everybody gets a home slam; not everybody gets home events. I am part of a very select few who get that opportunity, so I can only really be grateful for that.

Quotes by Johanna Konta

I have a famous brother, and I see what his life's like. He can stay places 15 minutes, and then he's got to leave. So I've seen what it's like to be famous, and I haven't really aspired to be...

Quotes by Joel Murray

I tell my students that with a 200-page novel, you are going to write 100 pages that don't make the final cut. See it as an opportunity, although it took me a while to enjoy that 'lost in the woods'...

Quotes by Joe Meno

What is good for Alaska is good for the country. Transferring power from the federal government to the states provides opportunity to all states, not just Alaska.

Quotes by Joe Miller

As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance....

Quotes by Joe Montana

I think we've always been fascinated with the idea of the romantic outlaw. John Gotti could be in one instance a charismatic, kind and loving family man, and in another, deadly to his enemies. The opportunity to tell the true...

Quotes by Joe Johnston

I feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.

Quotes by Joe Jonas

I can imagine a future in which we give investors the opportunity to invest not just in the companies Siemens Healthineers or Siemens-Gamesa renewable energy, but also in a high-performing digital industry business.

Quotes by Joe Kaeser

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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