Practically every technology that is ever invented is touted as being the new savior, the thing that will bring peace and goodwill to the earth, but immediately it falls into other hands who see it as the opportunity to promote the very opposite.
I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.
The whole thing was done for internal political reasons to galvanize and unify the country against the Americans, and if they hadn't had that immediate opportunity they would have found another one.
America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium when I give a speech, which in America is rare for a chef.
With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things that you believe in.
Because I could take this as an opportunity to create something that I pretty much guarantee nobody else was going to create in film.
Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The entire time, he would go in and out of different characters, just for the fun of it. Awesome energy.
For me it came from the material. It was so well written and brought the opportunity to work with great actors. And of course the opportunity to 'mince about' was an added element that I wanted to take advantage of!
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car... a teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result they get little.
One of the things that I love to do is travel around the world and look at archaeological sites. Because archaeology gives us an opportunity to study past civilizations, and see where they succeeded and where they failed. Use science to, you know, work backwards and say, 'Well, really, what were they thinking?'
There's a lot of bad information about TV Azteca in the market, but that's always an opportunity for smart and savvy investors.
Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.
I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.
When it became clear that I wasn't going to have the opportunity to do any work on VR while at id software, I decided to not renew my contract.
You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.
I want an opportunity to fight the best in the world and make millions of dollars doing it.
I was always taught by my father to challenge myself and to continue to evolve in my career, and I saw the move to Manchester United as an opportunity to grow as a player and as a person.
I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level.
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor.
First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect.
Best Western is a great partner for Marley Coffee, and we look forward to taking advantage of this opportunity.
I've certainly been very blessed with opportunity.
I just don't know the art of making friends with girls. And that's the reason why I've never had a single girl as a friend. Also, I'm so engrossed in cricket that I've never found an opportunity to interact with girls very closely. In a way, it's better, as my mind doesn't get diverted!
I knew trucking was growing. It grew from the Second World War to the time that I bought the bridge. There were interstate highways being built. I thought there was opportunity.
Through Gateway to Work, we can provide more of the workers our businesses need to thrive, and we can help give more of our families the opportunity to work their way to self-sufficiency and into the middle class.
I will embrace the first opportunity to get to California and it is altogether probable that when once there I shall never again leave it.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
Hero Ride gives everyone the opportunity to get involved with an incredible charity, and the beauty of this challenge is that you can set the boundaries: whether you can manage 10 miles or 100 miles on the ride to Blackheath, Hero Ride is for everyone.
One of the biggest regrets I have in life is not getting an opportunity to work with Yash Chopra.
I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to be in the same movie as Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close.
Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.
I love playing Jim. I love working with this cast and the opportunity to come back and work with them again was just way too appealing for me. Also, I think this is a great way to wrap up the franchise.
My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.
