Quotes About Potential

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.

Canada's north is going to change a lot in the new few years. We have every resource imaginable up north.

I knew I wanted to do a show on NBC - it's rooted in its history; it's part rooted in nostalgia and part rooted in the potential of it. For me, there was no other choice.

Life - life is not fair. But it can be extraordinary.

When I was growing up, I wasn't particularly great at anything. I was in my own world, and my teachers felt I'd never reach my potential. Even in sports, I'd only play team games because I felt I was not good enough to outshine anyone.

I want to talk about what I'm doing now... I'm not interested in what I've done, I'm interested in what I'm about to do.

Sometimes, not knowing what you're doing allows you to do things you never knew you could do.

Don't be afraid to try new things, because I just tried shot put not knowing my family history behind it, and trying it led me to the rest of my life.

I've always been afraid of who I am and not knowing what I can do.

I wouldn't limit myself to nothing. I feel like I am limitless.

I know nothing is impossible in life.

There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.

Certainly, there is, in our culture, this notion of, you know, you can become anything. You can change.

Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed.

You see a player come through from nowhere every now and again and getting a top club. It shows there are players out there.

I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.

With acceptance comes opportunities. And with opportunities come numbers and, most importantly, hope.

If Hello' had been my debut film, the numbers would have played out differently.

Find out what your gift is and nurture it.

God gives you talent to nurture. God gives you talent to be something. Some people realize it and some people don't.

There are so many instances where kids who have talent and intellect have to navigate the world of low expectations and resources. We have to nurture those gifts more.

With 'Black and White' we laid down the canvas for what's possible in 'Black and White' 2 and 3. We gave you a creature that you could nurture and build up and we focused an awful lot on that creature with the add-on disc.

Children who are healthy - and have adequate nutrition - are much more likely to attend school. People who finish school and do well have higher earning potential in their adult lives.

When I talk about the early years in Oakland, I don't want to take anything away from who that player was, because that player was still a heck of a player, that player was just young. I played off the field the same way that I played on the field.