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21 " We all have the potential to be great and the seed of greatness "
22 " If biologists have ignored self-organization, it is not because self-ordering is not pervasive and profound. It is because we biologists have yet to understand how to think about systems governed simultaneously by two sources of order, Yet who seeing the snowflake, who seeing simple lipid molecules cast adrift in water forming themselves into cell-like hollow lipid vesicles, who seeing the potential for the crystallization of life in swarms of reacting molecules, who seeing the stunning order for free in networks linking tens upon tens of thousands of variables, can fail to entertain a central thought: if ever we are to attain a final theory in biology, we will surely, surely have to understand the commingling of self-organization and selection. We will have to see that we are the natural expressions of a deeper order. Ultimately, we will discover in our creation myth that we are expected after all. "
― Stuart A. Kauffman
23 " Many conscientious environmentalists are repelled by the word " abundance," automatically associating it with irresponsible consumerism and plundering of Earth's resources. In the context of grassroots frustration, insensitive enthusing about the potential for energy abundance usually elicits an annoyed retort. " We have to conserve." The authors believe the human family also has to _choose_. The people we speak with at the recycling depot or organic juice bar are for the most part not looking at the _difference_ between harmony-with-nature technologies and exploitative practices such as mountaintop coal mining. " Destructive" was yesterday's technology of choice. As a result, the words " science and technology" are repugnant to many of the people who passionately care about health, peace, justice and the biosphere. Usually these acquaintances haven't heard about the variety of constructive yet powerful clean energy technologies that have the potential to gradually replace oil and nuclear industries if allowed. Wastewater-into-energy technologies could clean up waterways and other variations solve the problem of polluting feedlots and landfills. "
24 " There is far more spiritual potential within than most people realize. The potential is so great that to define it in words would be impossible. "
― Belsebuub , Gazing Into the Eternal: Reflections Upon a Deeper Purpose to Living
25 " Nature loves efficiency, which is very odd for something supposedly working at random. When you drop a ball, it falls straight down without taking any unexpected detours. When two molecules with the potential for bonding meet, they always bond- there is no room for indecision. This expenditure of least energy, also called the law of least effort, covers human beings, too. Certainly our bodies cannot escape the efficiency of the chemical processes goings on in each cell, so it is probable that our whole being is wrapped up in the same principle. This argument also applies to personal growth- the idea that everyone is doing the best he or she can from his or her own level of consciousness "
― Deepak Chopra , The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
26 " We can be seized with panic of the fall, or inspired by the potential that lies within the fall. "
― Craig D. Lounsbrough
27 " Become what you have the potential to become "
28 " Discovering life in oneself is to become what you have the potential to become "
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29 " Whatever success you have had, whatever victories you have experienced, whatever you have done so far in your life is only a fraction of the potential within you "
― Mensah Oteh
30 " All that you have been is but a small part, a very mere bit of the potential of your life. "
― Jennifer DeLucy
31 " People in that robotic, drone-like state, walking the earth with no set mission other than to survive another day. Missing the glory of the day, missing the potential for beauty and magic that each moment brings. Missing the gift of life, to walk in the footsteps of the mundane. "
― Tony Curl , Seriously Simple Stuff to Get You Unstuck
32 " This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. "
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
33 " I like being an exhibitionist with you. Besides, you can't say we don't have the climate for it.” “I don't know, I'd say there's the potential for sunburn in truly terrible places.” “This is true,” Jay said gravely. “In all cases of uncontrollable lust, safety first. Seek shade, apply sunscreen, and only then can you fornicate wildly. "
34 " Every choice has the potential to change the course of a life. "
― Steven Redhead , Life Is A Cocktail
35 " There is always the potential to advance and evolve in life. "
36 " There is freedom within the potential to choose how to live life. "
37 " Life is an open book, with the potential to become whatever can be comprehended. "
38 " ...Mary, fresh with feminist appropriations, has the potential to undergird women’s reformations. "
― Sue Monk Kidd
39 " Reality can be mischievous at times, fragile, fleeting; with the potential to change vastly without warning. "
― Steven Redhead , Life Is Simply A Game
40 " All of us, all living things, have the potential to change. "
― T.A. Barron , The Seven Songs (Merlin #2)