Potentially Quotes

286 quotes by 261 authors

As was the case for Nobel's own invention of dynamite, the uses that are made of increased knowledge can serve both beneficial and potentially harmful… — Nicolaas Bloembergen
It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some… — Anthony Storr
Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is… — Dalai Lama
We make pictures. At the end of the day, we create something potentially significant that did not exist at the beginning of the day. We… — Joe McNally
In contrast to the written account-which, depending on its complexity of thought, reference, and vocabulary, is pitched at a larger or smaller readership-a photograph has… — Susan Sontag
It may be thought justifiable to require tests on animals of potentially life-saving drugs, but the same kinds of tests are used for products like… — Peter Singer
What we also have to recognize is that the deficit levels that I'm inheriting, over a trillion dollars, coming out of last year, that that… — Barack Obama
Rebirth is an affirmation that must be counted among the primordial affirmations of mankind. The concept of rebirth necessarily implies the continuity of personality. Here… — Carl Jung
No man can change himself into anything from sheer reason; he can only change into what he potentially is. — Carl Jung
We are all potentially such sick men. The sanest and best of us are of one clay with lunatics and prison-inmates. And whenever we feel… — William James
Modern Man is the victim of the very instruments he values most. Every gain in power, every mastery of natural forces, every scientific addition to… — Lewis Mumford
Through a portrait, we can potentially see everything â€” the history and depth of a person's life, as well as evidence of a primal universal… — Joyce Tenneson
For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her… — Taylor Swift
Iâ€™m potentially worth a lot of money, but Iâ€™ve got to go and make something thatâ€™s worth a lot of money. — Daniel Craig
We live in a self-organizing and self-correcting universe. For every problem, there is a potentially miraculous solution. A closed heart deflects the miracle, while an… — Marianne Williamson
Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in… — Ward Connerly
A sense of uncertainty that is potentially fatal is what makes climbing an adventure. Anything less is just working out — Jim Bridwell
We are not just scientists, but human beings as well. Like most people weâ€™d like to see the world a better place, which in this… — Stephen Schneider
The religious environmental movement is potentially key to dealing with the greatest problem humans have ever faced, and it has never been captured with more… — Bill McKibben
We're handing them [young people & future generations] a climate system which is potentially out of their control. We're in an emergency: you can see… — James Hansen

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