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Quotes About Potential

There's no such thing as im-POSSIBLE, Hiccup, only im-PROBABLE. The only thing that limits us are the limits to our imagination
~ Cressida Cowell
One does not suffer nearly so much from one's inadequacies as from one's unused abilities.
~ CrimethInc.
People don't change that much. Instead of trying to put in what God left out, try drawing out what God left in!
~ Unknown
Every creative force has an equal power to destroy.
~ Unknown
Anyone had the potential to kill, under the right circumstances.
~ Unknown
Some day, you might soar like an eagle, but for now, let me try to teach you how to flap your wings.
~ Unknown
Even half a chance beats none.
~ Cynthia Lord
To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.
~ Cynthia Ozick
Every admirer is a potential enemy.
~ Cyril Connolly
Those whom the gods would destroy, they first call promising.
~ Cyril Connolly
How sure I feel, how warm and strong and happy For the future! How sure the future is within me; I am like a seed with a perfect flower enclosed....
~ D. H. Lawrence
For whereas the mind works in possibilities, the intuitions work in actualities, and what you intuitively desire, that is possible to you. Whereas what you mentally or "consciously" desire is nine times out of ten impossible; hitch your wagon to star, or you will just stay where you are.
~ D. H. Lawrence
Cooper's imagination was endless, I looked at the bales of felt and saw... bales of felt. Cooper was more like my mom. He didn't just see what was in front of him--he saw potential.
~ D.J. MacHale
The perfectibility of the human mind is a theme that has captured our imagination for centuries - the notion that, with the right tools, the right approach, the right attitude, we might become better, smarter versions of ourselves.
~ Maria Konnikova
This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.
~ Allen West
Imagining what the possibilities are versus what is right in front of me has been the second biggest factor in defining my career.
~ Mindy Grossman
Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
~ Ralph Marston
The thing about talent is that it comes at different ages, sometimes at a very early age. That's when I find it to be the most challenging.
~ Itzhak Perlman
If I had the science and math capabilities, I would have liked to be a vet, but I don't! I don't have those capabilities.
~ Carol Kane
Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.
~ Freddy Adu
Apprenticeships are a particularly effective way to create career pathways with upward mobility and strong earning potential. Because apprentices receive a paycheck, it's a great option for those with families to support, including many veterans.
~ Tom Perez
I just see potential in things that aren't there and how it's going to make you feel. Like, if it makes me feel a certain way, I try and create the vibe of how that felt to me. And try and create it for someone else.
~ Goldlink
It has been my observation that the happiest of people, the vibrant doers of the world, are almost always those who are using - who are putting into play, calling upon, depending upon-the greatest number of their God-given talents and capabilities.
~ John Glenn
I believe young people hold the key to building a vibrant global Jewish future, and we must invest in their passion and potential to do so.
~ Lynn Schusterman