Quotes about Potential

Don't let the fear of what might be rob you of the promise of what can.

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

I will not let the fear of what might be rob me of the promise of what can.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

True success consists not in becoming the person you dreamed of being when you were young, but in becoming the person you were meant to be, the person you are capable of being when you are at your best.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.

Laverne Cox, Isis King, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Ryan Murphy, Steven Canals, the people I've met growing up, and even me - all have inspired me to see that it is possible to get far anywhere and that the capacity for positive and motivating influence is truly unlimited.

Inside every human being there are treasures to unlock.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.

While turning pro had a lot of upside, for me, it could also have turned out to be a disaster.

I grew up in a family in which no male upstream from me had ever finished high school, much less gone to college. But I was taught that even though there was nothing I could do about what was behind me, I could change everything about what was in front of me. My working poor parents told me that I could do better.