Opportunity Quotes

...मैं इस कड़वी सच्चाई को जानता हूँ कि ज्यादातर लोगों का जीवन बेहद बर्बाद होता है, कि अपनी पहचान विकसित करने, आनंद पाने, और आत्म-सम्मान हासिल करने के मौके बेहद सीमित होते हैं और उन्हें न सिर्फ दबा दिया जाता है, बल्कि ज्यादातर मामलों में उन्हें उभरने का मौका ही नहीं मिलता—क्योंकि किसी को यह नहीं लगता कि किसी गृहणी, माँ या टाइपिस्ट के पास भी विकसित होने के लिए कुछ है।

...Iknow the bitter fact that most lives are incredibly wasted, that opportunities for developing identity, for receiving pleasure, for achieving a sense of self-worth are limited and, not only underdeveloped, but in most cases not developed at all--because no one thinks that a housewife, or a mother, or a typist has anything to develop.

...Iknow the bitter fact that most lives are incredibly wasted, that opportunities for developing identity, for receiving pleasure, for achieving a sense of self-worth are limited and, not only underdeveloped, but in most cases not developed at all--because no one thinks that a housewife, or a mother, or a typist has anything to develop.

जब मैं लीग (एनबीए) में पहुँचा, तो मुझे पता था कि कैमरे चारों तरफ होंगे और मुझे अपने अंदर का जलवा दिखाना है।

By the time I got to the league I knew the cameras were going to be there and to turn it on.

By the time I got to the league I knew the cameras were going to be there and to turn it on.

कल डॉलर के दम पर शायद बाज़ार में तेज़ी बनी रहे, लेकिन रोज़गार के आंकड़े आने से पहले की सावधानी के चलते इसमें बहुत ज़्यादा उछाल देखने को नहीं मिलेगा।

Tomorrow, the market will probably continue upward driven by the dollar, but it won't go up much because of caution before the employment figures.

Tomorrow, the market will probably continue upward driven by the dollar, but it won't go up much because of caution before the employment figures.

अंतिम-प्रस्ताव मध्यस्थता उन साहसी (जोखिम उठाने वालों) के लिए बेहद आकर्षक होनी चाहिए जो डरपोक (जोखिम से बचने वालों) के खिलाफ खेलते हैं।

Final-offer arbitration should have great appeal for the daring (the risk seekers) who play against the timid (the risk avoiders).

Final-offer arbitration should have great appeal for the daring (the risk seekers) who play against the timid (the risk avoiders).

मुझे लगता है कि हमें थोड़ा और सक्रिय होने की ज़रूरत है। आइए सिर्फ खेलों के उपलब्ध होने की बात न करें, बल्कि बच्चों के लिए सुविधाओं को और ज़्यादा सुलभ बनाएं ताकि वे खुद चलकर यहाँ आना चाहें।

I think we need to be a bit more proactive. Let's not just talk about availability of sports, let's make the facilities more accessible to kids and make them want to come along.

I think we need to be a bit more proactive. Let's not just talk about availability of sports, let's make the facilities more accessible to kids and make them want to come along.

यहाँ कमाने के लिए बेहिसाब पैसा पड़ा है और आपका मुक़ाबला सिर्फ़ कुछ बेवकूफ़ों से है। इस बात की भनक किसी को न लगने पाए।

There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let thisget around.

There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let thisget around.

मैं खेल-कूद में बहुत आगे नहीं था, और स्कूल में बस किसी तरह पास हो जाता था, कोई खास पुरस्कार जीतने वाला नहीं था। अचानक लोगों ने मेरी पीठ थपथपाना शुरू कर दिया और कहा कि मैं मज़ेदार और प्रतिभावान हूँ। तो मुझे बस इतना समझ आया कि सराहना पाना असल में बहुत अच्छा लगता है। जब भी मुझे अभिनय का मौका मिला, मैंने थोड़ा और काम किया।

I wasn't particularly prolific at sport, and I could get by at school, but I wasn't going to win any prizes. Suddenly people were slapping me on the back and saying that I was funny and talented. So I just knew that it felt good to be appreciated, basically. Whenever I got an opportunity to do some acting I did a little bit more.

I wasn't particularly prolific at sport, and I could get by at school, but I wasn't going to win any prizes. Suddenly people were slapping me on the back and saying that I was funny and talented. So I just knew that it felt good to be appreciated, basically. Whenever I got an opportunity to do some acting I did a little bit more.

उद्यमी की सोच यह मानती है कि जोखिम का मतलब है परिणामों के बहुत सारे अलग-अलग विकल्प सामने होना।

The entrepreneurial mind-set is that risk is the heightened probability that there is a big range of possible outcomes.

The entrepreneurial mind-set is that risk is the heightened probability that there is a big range of possible outcomes.

नेबुचैडनेज़र के बगीचे के दाईं ओर, बीच के पास वाले हिस्से के लिए सही पारदर्शी कागज़ का टुकड़ा ढूँढने में मुझे दो महीने से ज़्यादा का समय लग गया। जब मुझे वह आखिरकार मिला, तो वह मेरी पत्नी की सेंट (इत्र) की एक बोतल पर था।

It took me over a couple of months to find the right piece of transparent paper for a section near the centre, on the right side of the Garden of Nebuchadnezzar. When I did find it, it was on a bottle of my wife's toilet water.

It took me over a couple of months to find the right piece of transparent paper for a section near the centre, on the right side of the Garden of Nebuchadnezzar. When I did find it, it was on a bottle of my wife's toilet water.

फिल्म निर्माण पूरी तरह से रिश्तों का कारोबार है। यह एक बेहद निजी क्षेत्र है। अगर आप किस्मत वाले हैं और एक के बाद एक रिश्ते बनाते चले जाते हैं, तो यह सब आपसी संबंधों पर ही टिका है।

It [moviemaking] is all a relationship business. It's a personal business. It's all personal relationships, if you're lucky enough to build on one to the other.

It [moviemaking] is all a relationship business. It's a personal business. It's all personal relationships, if you're lucky enough to build on one to the other.

यह आपसी रिश्तों का कारोबार है। हॉलीवुड मेरे लिए ठीक यही है, और मैं बहुत खुशनसमत हूँ कि मुझे बार-बार उन्हीं लोगों के साथ काम करने का मौका मिलता है।

It's a business of relationships. I mean that's exactly what Hollywood is to me, and I'm lucky enough to work with the same people over and over again.

It's a business of relationships. I mean that's exactly what Hollywood is to me, and I'm lucky enough to work with the same people over and over again.

मैं बस उसे अपने हाथों में पाकर बेहद खुश हूँ। पॉल निकोलस इस पूरे मामले में बहुत दरियादिल रहे। उन्होंने कहा कि वह उसे अपने पास रखना चाहते थे, लेकिन उन्हें लगा कि इस वक्त उसे बेच देना उसके मालिकों के हित में होगा।

I'm just delighted to get my hands on him. Paul Nicholls was very good about the whole affair. He said he would like to retain him but felt it was to the advantage of his owners he should be sold at this time.

I'm just delighted to get my hands on him. Paul Nicholls was very good about the whole affair. He said he would like to retain him but felt it was to the advantage of his owners he should be sold at this time.

मैंने हॉलीवुड के सामने अपनी रचनाओं पर फिल्म या कार्टून बनाने का प्रस्ताव रखा था, पर बात आगे नहीं बढ़ी। इसका मतलब यह नहीं कि मैं ऐसा होते देखना नहीं चाहता।

I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to say I wouldn't like to see something happen.

I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to say I wouldn't like to see something happen.

कनाडा में हमारी कोई स्टार संस्कृति नहीं है, इसलिए लोगों को अपना शो या स्टैंड-up देखने के लिए आकर्षित करना हमेशा से एक चुनौती रहा है। असली चुनौती यही है।

We don't really have a star system in Canada, so to try and get people to watch your show or stand-up is always a challenge. That's the trick.

We don't really have a star system in Canada, so to try and get people to watch your show or stand-up is always a challenge. That's the trick.

मुझे लगता है कि आप हमेशा कुछ बेहतरीन और दिलचस्प महिला किरदार तलाशने की कोशिश कर रहे होते हैं। मेरे लिए यही बात मायने रखती है। आपको इस बात पर विचार करना ही होता है कि आप किस प्रोजेक्ट के लिए हामी भर रहे हैं।

I think you're just always trying to find really great, interesting female roles. That's the thing for me. You do have to think about what you're signing up for.

I think you're just always trying to find really great, interesting female roles. That's the thing for me. You do have to think about what you're signing up for.

आप लगभग किसी भी जगह से दुनिया के हर कोने तक पहुँच सकते हैं।

You can get to everywhere from almost anywhere.

You can get to everywhere from almost anywhere.

मेरा पहला लक्ष्य नौकरी पाना था और मैंने वह कर दिखाया। और मुझे लगता है कि मैं भाग्यशाली रहा हूँ कि ऐसे अच्छे लोगों से घिरा रहा जो मुझ पर उतना ही भरोसा करते थे जितना मैं खुद पर करता हूँ।

My first goal was to get a job . And I did that. And I think I've just been fortunate to be surrounded by good people who believed in me as much as I believe in myself.

My first goal was to get a job . And I did that. And I think I've just been fortunate to be surrounded by good people who believed in me as much as I believe in myself.

मैं अपनी एक दोस्त के साथ लंच कर रहा था जो एक थिएट्रिकल एजेंट के यहाँ काम करती है। हम सनसेट बुलेवार्ड पर बैठकर खाना खा रहे थे, तभी एक महिला जो खुद एक थिएट्रिकल एजेंट थीं, वहाँ से गुज़र रही थीं। उन्होंने मुझे देखा, गाड़ी से कूदकर बाहर आईं और दौड़कर मेरे पास आकर अपना कार्ड थमा दिया। मुझे ज़रा भी अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि ऐसा भी कुछ होता है या हो सकता है, और न ही मुझे पता था कि इसके बाद क्या उम्मीद की जाए। और मेरे भाई ने कहा, "ठीक है, तुम्हें इस महिला को फोन करना चाहिए।" मैंने कहा, "ठीक है, क्यों नहीं?" तो बस, इसी तरह हमें अपना पहला एजेंट मिला और फिर हमने एक्टिंग की क्लासेज लेनी शुरू कर दीं।

I have lunch with my friend who works for a theatrical agent and her and I were sitting there eating lunch on Sunset Boulevard and a woman who was a theatrical agent drove by and saw me and jumped out of the car and ran up and handed me her card. I had no idea this happens or would happen and I didn't know what to expect out of it. And my brother said alright you better call her and I said alright, why not? So that's pretty much how we got our first agent and then we started taking acting classes.

I have lunch with my friend who works for a theatrical agent and her and I were sitting there eating lunch on Sunset Boulevard and a woman who was a theatrical agent drove by and saw me and jumped out of the car and ran up and handed me her card. I had no idea this happens or would happen and I didn't know what to expect out of it. And my brother said alright you better call her and I said alright, why not? So that's pretty much how we got our first agent and then we started taking acting classes.

आज कई बेहतरीन युवा खिलाड़ी मौजूद हैं; वे हम लोगों से कहीं बेहतर एथलीट हैं। वे कद-काठी में बड़े, तेज़ और ज़्यादा ताकतवर हैं, लेकिन दुर्भाग्य से उनके आगे बढ़ने के अवसर कम हो गए हैं।

There are a lot of young great athletes out there; they're much better athletes than what we were. They're bigger, faster, stronger, unfortunately, there're fewer places to go.

There are a lot of young great athletes out there; they're much better athletes than what we were. They're bigger, faster, stronger, unfortunately, there're fewer places to go.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि लोगों द्वारा संगीत की खोज करने में कोई समस्या है, जब तक कि उन तक पहुँचने का कोई रास्ता ही न हो। यही वह समस्या है जो हमेशा बनी रहती है।

I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem that you always have.

I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem that you always have.