We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.
Al Sharpton
If children who commit crimes are not given the opportunity of a second chance, they may die in prison for acts made before having developed the cognitive and emotional skills needed to make informed and smart decisions and choices.
Alan K. Simpson
Across the nation, there are thousands of individuals serving life or life-equivalent sentences for crimes they committed as children. This means they will likely die in prison without a chance to prove to society they are worthy of a second chance.
My heart stopped seven times and I had to be resuscitated seven times. It's incredible I'm still here so every day I feel happy to have a second chance but I'm sorry to say I didn't see any tunnel or any light at the end of it.
Alex Zanardi
I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
Amy Purdy
Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
I'm walking proof that second chances work. I want to help others get the same opportunities I've been given.
Angela Stanton-King
Sometimes in life, you're not always given a second chance, but if you do, take advantage of it, and go out with a bang!
Aquaria
I believe in second chances.
Arnel Pineda
Now, America is a land of second chances, and I gather you have room for the estimated 6 million of us who know we got it wrong in 2008 and who want to fix it.
Artur Davis
You could make the most beautiful film, and that weekend it's raining too hard on the East Coast, and no one goes out. Artists should have a chance to do it again. That's the challenge: Women artists don't get a second chance. People-of-color artists don't get a second chance. You're put in director's jail, and that's a wrap.
Ava DuVernay
If I've been dating someone for, say, five months, and she cheats on me, I don't think it would be worth it. I'm not committed enough to the situation to give her a second chance.
Avan Jogia
Giving low-level offenders a second chance, no matter the color of their skin or the economic status they hold, can create opportunity for all of us.
Beto O'Rourke
Everyone deserves a second chance. That's just the way I am.
Booker T
To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support.
Brandy Norwood
I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.
Cam Newton
The U.S. is supposed to be a nation of second chances, but for the 70 million Americans with a criminal record, we're not doing such a great job. Even among those whose crimes were nonviolent and committed long ago, too many still bear a scarlet letter.
Cass Sunstein
I will get an opportunity to play again. Why? Because this is the NFL and there's always second chances.
Chad Johnson
As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress.
Charles B. Rangel
I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.
Publishers love to compartmentalize, and 'Second Chance' was not an easy novel to define.
We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.
In books, as in life, there are no second chances. On second thought: it's the next work, still to be written, that offers the second chance.
Salman never forgets his promises and gave me a second chance in 'Mental'. He is the giving type.
People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.
I love musical theater because it's live. There is no Auto-Tune. There's no second chance. What you see is what you get. You have to be amazing every night.
I believe in second chances and I have strong faith in God that he forgives our sins.
I know that I'm here because of the grace of God. But I also know that I've been given this second chance for a specific reason, and that is to bring love to the world again through the voice of my music, and I'm so honored to be able to do it. I'm so blessed that God has chosen me to do that.
God gave me a second chance. I am so very glad with what is going on with my career, but I want to be a success in my relationship with my children.
Like everyone else in this world, I have had struggles. There's disappointment and obstacles in everybody's life. I feel like I was writing 'Second Chance' not just for myself, but also for the people who have struggled.
I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance.
We used to think that the enterprise was the hardest customer to satisfy, but we were wrong. It turns out, consumers are harder than the enterprise because the consumer will not give you a second chance.
'The Slap' is not like anything else. It's an incredibly well-written novel that has been turned into a great and intriguing series that reveals both less and more about each character than you learn in the book. It's a novel that has been given a second chance to live.
I believe, in life, you always get a second chance.
You don't get second chances in the real world.
I'm a strong believer in second chances.
Across our country, social enterprise partnerships between the public and private sectors are providing millions of Americans - young and old - a second chance.
America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
I believe in giving people a second chance.
A lot of people don't get second chances.
I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a second chance. It is a rewarding job for me, but one that also reveals many of the faults in the English game.
The business of second chances is everybody's business.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
In life, there's second chances. But that doesn't mean everyone gets a second chance with your team. That's where your moral compass comes in.
'Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.
This is a land of immigrants, and most come here for opportunity, a second chance.
I'm going to write a book, continue acting, continue motivational speaking and just share with people who I am and what I've learned in my second chance of life and pass it on to people in their first chance of life.
Not a lot of people get a second chance. And I think for a while there, my name kind of got in my way a bit, based on all of the television I was fortunate enough to do. But after a while, you sort of wear out your welcome in that genre, in that medium.
We all fantasize about a relationship we'd like to do over or something we'd like to change about our past. I think there are a lot more opportunities for second chances in our lives than we think.
I believe in second chances in life.
