Potential Quotes

2329 quotes by 1619 authors

We are, in a certain way, defined as much by our potential as by its expression. There is a great difference between an acorn and… — Rachel Naomi Remen
When we speak our words to God with thanksgiving and release them with the faith that our requests will be granted, we put ourselves in… — Donna Fargo
Every human being has the potential for greatness. — Robert Foster Bennett
It is by extending oneself, by exercising some capacity previously unused that you come to a better knowledge of your own potential. — Harold Bloom
The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any… — Stephen Batchelor
Every native of every place is a potential tourist, and every tourist is a native of somewhere. Every native everywhere lives a life of overwhelming… — Jamaica Kincaid
I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate time to reach my full potential as a… — Barry Sanders
Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used. — Tony Buzan
A woman holds dreadful power over a man who is in love with her but she should realize that the quality and force of his… — John Steinbeck
One senses, in all autobiography, a straining toward perfection, perfection of a kind that connects the individual with a cosmic pattern which, because it is… — Roger Rosenblatt
A father's interest in having a child--perhaps his only child--may be unmatched by any other interest in his life. It is truly surprising that the… — William Rehnquist
I wouldn't build a building if it wasn't of interest to me as a potential work of art. Why should I? — Philip Johnson
Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk. — Brennan Manning
If you take a really good book, then the potential is for a really good film. But you've got to get it right. — Christopher Hampton
Often I think the novels I read won't make very good movies - I better not say which I'm looking at for potential films! -… — Christopher Hampton
Human potential, though not always apparent, is there waiting to be discovered and invited forth. — William Watson Purkey
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly. — Alan Dean Foster
It seems everyone in the world is now a potential member of the paparazzi. Most of the time people ask if they can take a… — Robert Powell
Not many appreciate the ultimate power and potential usefulness of basic knowledge accumulated by obscure, unseen investigators who, in a lifetime of intensive study, may… — Eugenie Clark
It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations… — Evan Davis

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