Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.
Doug Coupland

If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.
Eddie Murphy

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.
Sonia Sotomayor

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
Laurence J. Peter

Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.
Erykah Badu

The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.'
Paul Ryan

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Irving Kristol

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
Publilius Syrus

'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.
Tommy Hilfiger

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.
William Pollard

We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war.
Zbigniew Brzezinski

Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted.
Rick Derringer

Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?
Paul Ryan

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.
Francis Ford Coppola

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.
Mike May

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.
Samuel L. Jackson

When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.
Betty Buckley

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.
Rick Perry

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.
John Boehner

The educator and the public need to have an opportunity to discuss why certain art is important.
David Elliott