Potential Quotes

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It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others. — Dalai Lama
Something that had been a single cell, a cluster of cells, a little sac of tissue, a kind of worm, a potential fish with gills,… — Aldous Huxley
Unfortunately, a superabundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares — Peter Ustinov
What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is… — Viktor E. Frankl
There are certain people in whom you can detect the seeds of madness - seeds that have remained dormant only because the people in question… — ZoÃ« Heller
I'm just running through this list of potential nannies and wondered if we should go for a superhero this time. Do you think Wolverine would… — Mark Millar
Selfishly, perhaps, Catti-brie had determined that the assassin was her own business. He had unnerved her, had stripped away years of training and discipline and… — R A Salvatore
The key question isn't "What fosters creativity?" But why in God's name isn't everyone creative? Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled?… — Abraham Maslow
She was startled. "But you're human, aren't you?" In some ways yes. But in other ways I'm a stranger to your kind. I have a… — Deepak Chopra
For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a… — Viktor E. Frankl
Most of you guys can't see the potential in a nervous breakdown. A real collapse. There's more chance of finding yourself in a major depression… — Keith Ablow
It is a denial of the divinity within us to doubt our potential and our possibilities. — James E. Faust
I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The more we sense...our ultimate potential, the more determined we become to achieve it. It's the difference between your mother hounding you to practice the… — Sheri L. Dew
I told myself, 'All I want is a normal life'. But was that true? I wasn't so sure. Because there was a part of me… — Augusten Burroughs
Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards. — Brandon Mull
I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I was taught that candles are like house cats - domesticated versions of something wild and dangerous. There's no way to know how much of… — Sloane Crosley
You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else's path.… — Joseph Campbell
I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn't always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you best can be risker,… — Sarah Dessen

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