Quotes About Potential

I]f it be any part of religion to believe that man was made by a good Being, it is more consistent with that faith to believe, that this Being gave all human faculties that they might be cultivated and unfolded, not rooted out and consumed, and that he takes delight in every nearer approach made by his creatures to the ideal conception embodied in them, every increase in any of their capabilities of comprehension, of action, or of enjoyment.

The removing of the 'tangles'is a process of liberation from our complexes and illusions and from the way in which we identify with the roles we play in life, with the masks within us and with our idols, etc. It is a 'release' according to the etymology of the word, a liberation and awakening of hidden potential.

Alles is mogelijk. Dat zou elke dichter moeten weten.

What a lovely young man," said Estrellita. "And his darling balls are the color of gold." Jan laughed. "It's true," I said. "That means that he's destined for greatness. Golden balls are the mark of a young man capable of . . . great deeds.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Surveys of many cultures around the world consistently show that, in looking for a long-term partner, women prefer men who have, or have the potential of, wealth, status, stability and durability.

A investigação podia dar esperanças para o futuro, curando as doenças... mas tinha um outro potencial muito mais perturbador.

For the weakest has but to try his strength to find it, and then he shall be strong.

As long as you believe it is impossible, you close your mind to understanding it.

Now, anyone with two thoughts in their mind can see that no future is set in stone. An infinite number of futures bud at the end of every moment, and each one of them can be changed by a falling rose petal.

If you can read, you can learn anything. If you've a will to.

There was a danger in asking too much of a child, but the danger of asking too little was almost equal.

When circumstances are right, unlikely people do extraordinary things.

Any future can be!" she replied, laughing at me. "If it were not so, if it were fixed, it would be a past. You say a foolish thing. How can a future be impossible?

And that is what you would truly wish, little one? To stop being yourself, before you have even completed yourself? There is so much more you could grow to be.

Tú creas posibilidades. Mientras existas se puede cambiar el futuro.

Perhaps the only thing about him that had been remarkable was that he had been given a chance.

If you can read, you can learn anything.

You are gifted and capable beyond your wildest imagination. You have not yet begun to explore all the ways you can make your life count for eternity. Strength and dignity are your clothing. It's time for you to drop your bucket deep down into the well of possibilities that you've been ignoring all these years. Drop it all the way down and see what you pull up." I

Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting.

There are things you don't want to know you can do

Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human.

Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human.

Changing my body has given me the ability to do all these amazing things that I never in a million years imagined I could do.