"When people see opportunity, when they have..." - Quote by Barack Obama
When people see opportunity, when they have a sense of control of their own destiny, then they're less vulnerable to the propaganda and twisted ideologies that have been attracting young people - particularly being turbocharged through social media.
More by Barack Obama
More on Opportunity
“Every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company.”
“The day of fortune is like a harvest day,We must be busy when the corn is ripe.[Ger., Ein tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte,Man muss geschaftig sein sobald sie reift.]”
“The person who is motivated by necessity is interested in what's known and what's secure. The person who is motivated by possibility is equally interested in what's not known. He wants to know what can evolve, what opportunities might develop.”
More on Control
“they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes.”
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
“A woman that is like a German clock, Still a-repairing, ever out of frame, And never going aright, being a watch, But being watched that it may still go right!”