Possibility/Potential
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"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria Steinem
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." Lao Tzu [May 31, 2010
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"Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your life." Naomi Shihab Nye [May 24, 2010
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"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." Louis D. Brandeis
"Surviving a loss and letting go is only half of the story. The other half is the secret belief that we will find, in one form or another, what we have lost. And it is that potential, shimmery as a star on a clear night that helps us survive." Veronica Chambers [May 20, 2009
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"Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so." Stanley Crawford
"Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace." Ronald Reagan
“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off! But if you don't have one, realize it's your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.” Amelia Earhart
“Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.” Honore de Balzac, novelist (1799-1850)
“A child on a farm sees a plane fly by overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of home.” Carl Burns
“Alleged ‘impossibilities’ are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.” Charles R. Swindoll (Living Above the Level of Mediocrity)
“Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.” Eric Hoffer
“In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.” Vince Poscente, Olympian (1961- )
“If the 20th century taught us anything, it is to be cautious about the word impossible.” Charles Platt (in Wired)
“All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.” Albert Einstein
“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” Joseph Campbell
“There is usually one small step we can take in the direction of a dream. When we do the universe often takes several more.” Julia Cameron
“There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.” Rusty Berkus
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