Opportunity quotes

Opportunity

7.9K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

7.9K quotes

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside opportunity — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.

Quote collection

Opportunity quotes (page 53 of 396)

Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.

John F. Kennedy Politician
Opportunity

"And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government must set an example. The President himself must set the key example. I am not going to promise a Cabinet post or any other post to any race or ethnic group. That is racism in reverse at its worst. So I do not promise to consider race or religion in my appointments if I am successful. I promise only that I will not consider them."

Read quote 6 likes
John F. Kennedy Politician
Opportunity

"We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats."

Read quote 6 likes
John F. Kennedy Politician
Opportunity

"While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward."

Read quote 6 likes
John Hope Bryant Entrepreneur, Author
Opportunity

"For many years, I believed racism in America was dead and that opportunity existed for all. My beliefs were shaken when the Rodney King officers were acquitted."

Read quote 6 likes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
Opportunity

"It is precisely because education is the road to equality and citizenship, that it has been made more elusive for Negroes than many other rights. The walling off of Negroes from equal education is part of the historical design to submerge him in second class status. Therefore, as Negroes have struggled to be free they have had to fight for the opportunity for a decent education."

Read quote 6 likes
Meryl Streep Actress, Producer
Opportunity

"I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career has been given to me by the people I've worked with, no question. The actors, the directors, the cinematographers, the writers, all of whom gave me the opportunity to work in the way that I have and I'm really grateful."

Read quote 6 likes
Mike May Athlete
Opportunity

"Renewable ethanol represents a clear opportunity to grow a significant portion of our own fuel locally and begin to break the hold imported fuels have on us."

Read quote 6 likes
Mike Tyson Professional Boxer
Opportunity

"Becoming a vegan gave me another opportunity to live a healthy life. I was so congested from all the drugs and bad cocaine, I could hardly breathe, [I had] high blood pressure, [was] almost dying [and had] arthritis. And once I became a vegan all that stuff diminished."

Read quote 6 likes
Muhammad Ali Boxer, Activist
Opportunity

"We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples of the world, the vast majority of whom live in poverty without hope, opportunity or choices in life. These conditions are a breeding ground for division that can cause a desperate people to resort to nuclear weapons as a last resort. Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place."

Read quote 6 likes
Melinda Gates Philanthropist, businesswoman
Opportunity

"As a woman finds economic opportunity, even if she's only earning a couple of dollars a day, if she can save it on her phone, she then makes different decisions for her household than her husband might."

Read quote 6 likes
Opportunity

"That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by."

Read quote 6 likes
Dafydd Williams Astronaut
Opportunity

"When I was at McGill medical school, there was a writer, Ted Rosenthal, who used to write for the New York Times - tragically he died of leukemia at a very young age. He talked about how we can have an opportunity to live a lifetime in a moment, in a day, in a month, in a year - when you're confronted with the finite reality of your own existence, all these moments become lifetimes."

Read quote 5 likes
B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Teacher
Opportunity

"Our flawed mechanisms of perception and thought are not a cause for grief, but an opportunity to evolve, for an internal evolution of consciousness that will also make possible, in a sustainable form, our aspirations toward what we call individual success and global progress."

Read quote 5 likes