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Quotes About Potential

A dragon whose whole life would be about producing flamesilk for HiveWings and nothing else. Maybe
~ Tui T. Sutherland
Perhaps that's one downside to staying isolated, Starflight thought. They keep themselves separate to seem more powerful, and yet they're cut off from so much potential knowledge.
~ Tui T. Sutherland
Would animus magic work on something bigger than a fox?
~ Tui T. Sutherland
Hiring without clear and strict criteria for cultural fit greatly hampers the potential for success of any organization.
~ Patrick Lencioni
The healthier an organization is, the more of its intelligence it is able to tap into and use. Most organizations exploit only a fraction of the knowledge, experience, and intellectual capital that is available to them. But the healthy ones tap into almost all of it.
~ Patrick Lencioni
Meetings are boring because they lack drama. Or conflict. This is a shame because most meetings have plenty of potential for drama, which is essential for keeping human beings engaged. Unfortunately, rather than mining for that golden conflict, most leaders of meetings seem to be focused on avoiding tension and ending their meetings on time.
~ Patrick Lencioni
often an unfinished picture is all the more interesting for the bare canvas.
~ Patrick O'Brian
Ululation. We got animals inside of us, man. We've got all this power. - "The Son
~ Unknown
Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? —FRIDA KAHLO
~ Unknown
Even when we want to be timid and play it safe, we should pause for a moment to imagine what we might be missing.
~ Paul Arden
But there was never any knowing or any certitude; the time to come always had more than one possible direction.
~ Paul Bowles
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
~ Paul Brown
My class had sprouted lima beans in paper cups the year before. I now placed a bean in each of the holes. I covered them up, pressing the soil down firmly with my fingertips. I opened my thermos and watered them all. And I vowed to myself that those beans would thrive.
~ Paul Fleischman
she could not see how much there was to live for, that she was young and that one could build anew upon the ashes of failure
~ Paul Gallico
The standard to compare your software to is what it could be, not what your current competitors happen to have.
~ Paul Graham
Nothing is something. In fact, out of nothingness flows all somethings. (Goodbye Phone)
~ Unknown
Incentives aren't the only thing that matter for economic growth. Opportunity is also crucial, and extreme inequality deprives many people of the opportunity to fulfill their potential, and government programs that reduce inequality can make the nation as a whole richer by reducing that waste.
~ Paul Krugman
Mid cap ($1 billion to $10 billion): For many investors, this category offers a good compromise between small caps and large caps. These stocks have some of the safety of large caps while retaining some of the growth potential of small caps. Large cap ($10 billion to $50 billion): This category is usually best reserved for conservative stock investors who want steady appreciation with greater safety. Stocks in this category are frequently referred to as blue chips.
~ Unknown
Monitor your stocks. Hold on to stocks that continue to have growth potential, and sell those stocks with declining prospects.
~ Unknown
The world is your oyster... ...too bad you're allergic to shellfish.
~ Paul Neilan
Possibility is the oxygen upon which hope thrives.
~ Paul Rogat Loeb
Here, on the ground, nothing is likely, everything possible.
~ Paul Scott
the past had other possibilities, and so do we today.
~ Unknown
It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you're capable of far more than you imagined.
~ Unknown