Quotes About Potential

Life is full of endless possibilities." I tried valiantly not to choke on the beer nuts I was chewing while she gushed this kidney stone of wisdom

Siento que me estoy moviendo hacia delante a la vez que alejándome de algo, y todo es posible (American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis)

Remember from Chapter 7 that in the Many Worlds framework, every potential outcome embodied in a quantum wavefunction—a particle's spinning this way or that, another particle's being here or there—is realized in its own separate, parallel universe. The universe we're aware of at any given moment is but one of an infinite number in which every possible evolution allowed by quantum physics is separately realized.

But when we examine the universe, there seem to be numerous lost opportunities, since there are many things that are more ordered than they have to be.

life is one more means the universe employs to release the entropy potential locked within matter.

Every hammer has the innate capacity to strike a nail. Every human mind has the innate capacity for greatness. But not every hammer is properly used, nor is every human mind.

No one has yet determined the power of the human species . . . what it may perform by instinct, and what it may accomplish with rational determination.

Such pathetic Lives they lead, Erasmus thought, without formal education or awareness. But even the lowliest of them might possess the tremendous potential to be a great human genius. Lack of opportunities did not necessarily make an individual stupid, but only shifted his intelligence to a form suited to survival rather than creativity.

Only those with narrow minds fail to see that the definition of Impossible is 'Lack of imagination and incentive.' —SERENA BUTLER

Some say a person can accomplish anything she likes, if she applies herself, but that's just an empty platitude. You can't actually do 'anything,' but if you apply yourselves, you will discover strengths that others don't have. You'll surprise people who don't expect it of you." She lowered her voice. "And that is how you become powerful.

Every hammer has the innate capacity to strike a nail. Every human mind has the innate capacity for greatness. But not every hammer is properly used, nor is every human mind. —DRAIGO ROGET, Mentat debriefing for Venport Holdings

I've had a lot of relationships in my time, platonic or otherwise, but the ones I think about most are those that never quite made it to term. The dashing first date who didn't call you back. The lady on the train you had that amazing conversation with but never saw again. The cool neighbor kid you met the first time a week before he moved away. I guess I'm haunted by all that potential energy.

Dream big dreams! Imagine that you have no limitations and then decide what's right before you decide what's possible.

Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests.

An average person with average talent, ambition and education can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.

This is a wonderful time to be alive. There have never been more possibilities and opportunities for you to achieve more of your goals than exist today.

Your mind is designed in such a way that you cannot have an idea on the one hand without also having the ability to bring that idea into reality on the other. The very existence of an idea in your conscious mind means that you have within you and around you the capacity to turn it into reality. The only question you have to answer is, How badly do you want it?

Oliver Wendell Holmes has said, "What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.

Our greatest enemies are always our own doubts and fears. But there are no limits to what you can do, be, or have except for the limits you place on yourself.

No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a lifetime. JAMES T. McCAY

The potential consequences of any task or activity are the key determinants of how important a task really is to you and to your company.

What one great thing would you dare to dream, if you knew you could not fail?

To unlock and unleash your full potential, you should make a habit of daily goal setting and achieving for the rest of your life. You should develop a laser-like focus so that you are always thinking and talking about what you want rather than what you don't want. You must resolve, from this moment forward, to become a goal-seeking organism, like a guided missile or a homing pigeon, moving unerringly toward the goals that are important to you.