Quotes About Potential

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.

Life is a flash of lightning in the dark of night. It is a brief time of tremendous potential.

ordinary people can never fall over the walls, because they never dare climb high enough to see what is beyond the walls.

It is always more convenient to dream of what might be.

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

do you really think that geniuses come from genes? Well, maybe they do. But how close have we ever got to making the most of our genes? That's the real question. You can't possibly give me an answer, Burris, and you know it. There has been absolutely no way of answering it until now, because it has never been possible to manipulate the environment in the required way.

She knows now that she can do almost anything she wants to—as long as she starts small.

When we hack into the ancient behavioral pathways in our brains, we gain access to the amazing human potential for learning and change.

Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.

You can usually tell how healthy a ballet company is by the degree of your interest in the middle ranks of the dancers - the not-yet stars, the up-and-comers.

I never pictured myself as just a rapper; I always wanted to act and do whatever else I could do. I always felt like I could do a lot of different things.

When I was 24, I realized I could never be one of the best rappers, but I knew I had some of the best ideas.

I was 17 when I first started rapping and 18 before I started taking it seriously - when I really knew I could rap and have fans and be a trendsetter.

I think it's scary for consumer confidence and for confidence in U.S. businesses and potential credit ratings if we don't make sure that we raise that debt ceiling.

In high school, I had size and I had raw potential, but as a basketball player I was hot garbage.

In 2016 I was fresh and raw and it was grit and determination which got me to the gold medal. Nobody really knew me and what I was capable of.

You need raw talent to be successful.

Everyone used to say I'm a rising star, and I've got raw talent, but I really wanted to be, honestly, the best.

We try to cast very real kids who have raw talent.

Revie said there was nothing between me and Ray yet he never gave me a chance to show what I could do.

I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.

Defeating malaria is absolutely critical to ending poverty, improving the health of millions, and enabling future generations to reach their full potential.

Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.