Quotes About Potential

I don't really think they saw anything in me, except the fact that I was interested in it. Some of the kids would miss a week here and miss a week there, I think they could see that I really enjoyed it.

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

I believe there is no dearth of talent in India. But what's missing is the ability to work hard.

My mission is to let black kids know that their dreams can happen.

As I grew older I began to realize that Mississippi really wasn't that bad. The basis for progress has always been there. And the opportunity is limitless.

People always make the mistake of calling an idea small or stupid because they don't understand how it's going to evolve.

You never know when or where you will find the next new model, but you can bet someone from Ford Models will be looking.

There's a number of companies clearly that we wish we had invested in either at the early or at the moderate stage.

What I value is that I have been able to do some modest work to help women rise to the level of their potential.

More and more, I've started to understand that no show is dead unless somebody decrees it's dead at a studio.

You always expect to hit for more power.

One thing that you find out later in life is that you have a lot more power than you think you do.

We had guys come out of high school, Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, but all these guys could play.

The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of a strong mindset, you can get success, because your ability takes you to success.

Don't get me wrong: I'm overjoyed with my career to date. But perhaps I could have done more. Mostly, I just did whatever the directors told me to do.

The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things.

I will always be motivated to improve until I feel I've achieved my potential.

I've been surprised at how motivated a lot of people are that you wouldn't traditionally think would be that kind of a motivated student.

I felt really proud when Simeone said I am destined to reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I always want to give my all for him. He motivates me.

In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.

The more we do, the more we can do.

I am not a has-been. I am a will be.

But as we've said before, there is great power in all of us, if only we channel that power into action.

If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and only uses half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men will know. - Thomas Wolfe