"When conservatives talk about opportunity, they mean opportunities for the rich to get richer, for the powerful to get more powerful."
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"You have to create your own luck. You have to be aware of the opportunities around you and take advantage of them."
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"Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning."
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"Network marketing gives people the opportunity, with very low risk and very low financial commitment, to build their own income-generating asset and acquire great wealth."
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"I am very glad to have this particular opportunity of saying a word about some of the things in which we agree with our Masonic friends, because we are speaking in a building dedicated to Masonry, and we also are Masons. I am a Freemason."
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"There is no such thing as overnight success or easy money. If you fail, do not be discouraged; try again. When you do well, do not change your ways. Success is not just good luck: it is a combination of hard work, good credit standing, opportunity, readiness and timing. Success will not last if you do not take care of it."
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"Luck? Luck is hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't."
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"What have you always wanted to do but been afraid to attempt? Whatever it is, it may be your greatest opportunity in life."
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"Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut."
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"Opportunities don't knock, they whisper. So shut up and listen."
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"We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you're going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you're going to make. Whatever legacy you're going to leave; leave your legacy!"
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"When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune."
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"When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question. When it is finished, you know the answer. Ultimately with all of cinema, we are just trying to learn about ourselves. I have always used the opportunity to make a film to learn more about myself, which I am still doing."
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"Opportunities will not overlook you because you are wearing overalls."
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"An enthusiastic heart finds opportunities everywhere."
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"Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been; I am also call'd No-more, Too-late, Farewell."
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"Instead of asking "what’s the problem?" ask "what's the creative opportunity?"
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"Life is the sum of your choices."
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"I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship."
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"When you judge someone on their appearance or first words, you miss the opportunity to understand another human being."
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