I decided that I was going to leave State House, and I was going also to step up and step aside so that I give President Peter Mutharika an opportunity to run the country without my interference. – Joyce Banda
We in the NFL unquestionably are in sports and competition, but we’re also in entertainment, and that’s the entertainment capital of the world. It just bowls you over when you see the opportunity in L.A. – Jerry Jones
Belize is so raw and so clear and so in-your-face. There’s an opportunity to see something about human nature that you can’t really see in a politer society, because the purpose of society is to mask ourselves from each other. – John McAfee
For me, in general, it’s always about the material. Obviously, it’s about the material and hoping that someone wants to hire me for a job, too, but I’ve certainly seen films like ‘Orphan’ and movies like that where I know that if I had had the opportunity to read that script or had an opportunity to do it, I would have wanted to do it. – Jennifer Morrison
I think that every project offers an opportunity to reinvent process as well as content. – Irvine Welsh
Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity. – Ian Dunbar
When you share work, and you have the opportunity of seeing people you like doing what they do best, and you also interchange socially with them, it’s very addictive. – Jacqueline Bisset
God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you’re able to pay off your house. That’s God shifting things in your favor. – Joel Osteen
When people lack jobs, opportunity, and ownership of property they have little or no stake in their communities. – Jack Kemp
We started CapitalSource because large banks were ignoring small to mid-sized businesses, and we saw a big business opportunity as a result. – John Delaney
I regret I didn’t ever learn how to fly a plane. I had the opportunity when I started to make some money, and I regret I didn’t really take the time out and put the effort in and do that. – Jimmy Cliff
Right now people are interested in genetic engineering to help the human race. That’s a noble cause, and that’s where we should be heading. But once we get past that – once we understand what genetic diseases we can deal with – when we start thinking about the future, there’s an opportunity to create some new life-forms. – Jack Horner
‘The Bank Job,’ for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know? – Jason Statham
To the European immigrant – that is, to the aliens who have been converted into Americans by the advantages of American life – the Promise of America has consisted largely in the opportunity which it offered of economic independence and prosperity. – Herbert Croly
If you had to pick the values that would be held dear to a broad number of Hispanic voters, access to opportunity would be a higher value than guarantee of security, particularly amongst the newly arrived, meaning the last 20 years. – Jeb Bush
I think people get excited about summer wardrobes and what they will wear on holiday, and people have an opportunity to wear things that they don’t normally wear when they’re in the city. – Jade Jagger
I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity. – Jenna Ushkowitz
We’ve forgotten how to remember, and just as importantly, we’ve forgotten how to pay attention. So, instead of using your smartphone to jot down crucial notes, or Googling an elusive fact, use every opportunity to practice your memory skills. Memory is a muscle, to be exercised and improved. – Joshua Foer
One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again. – Jose Rizal
I remember, years ago, if I had had an opportunity to leave the Lakers, I would have left for one reason: because I did not like an owner that was not telling me the truth. And it would have made no difference what they would have offered me; I would have left. – Jerry West
You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot about her.’ – Janeane Garofalo
The ‘Sisters’ phenomenon was a byproduct of the ‘Trainwreck’ deal. I had to do the normal auditioning process for ‘Trainwreck’. I was extremely nervous for it, because you plan for this one event, and you get the opportunity. – John Cena
Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations – including counterterrorism operations – in Iraq. – Jack Keane
Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not have to check with your lawyer or your accountant. You are a free American, and you have the opportunity to engage in free speech over the Internet. – John Doolittle
Living a frugal lifestyle gives you the opportunity to invest more money towards your future. – John Rampton
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people. – Jim Rohn
My personal style changes wherever I am. When I’m in Ibiza, I’m a bit girlier because there’s an opportunity to be more romantic and dress up for the beach scene. Whereas in New York, I tend to go for suiting and tailoring that almost feels like weaponry for the city – but I think I’m quite playful no matter what. – Jade Jagger
