Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

All human beings are very creative - full of potential, full of energy... So, money kind of allows them to express it... And if you're successful, you can take more money. You can expand your capacity, reach next level of capacity, and so on.

Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies slumbering in him which the incitement's of that day do not call forth. Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. The human individual usually lives far within his limits.

When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists

Anyone with a normal brain has the capacity to do almost anything, but when one has special gifts or talents (and everyone has) and takes advantage of and develops these talents - that person is likely to excel.

Every man and woman who has talent and hides it will be called a slothful servant. Improve day by day upon the capital you have. In proportion as we are capacitated to receive, so it is our duty to do.

Every person is born with a seed of greatness.

All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.

I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential.

I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.

Those among us who have achieved the most have achieved only a fraction of what ALL of us are capable of. You haven't even begun to scratch the surface!

Infinite perfection is in every man, though unmanifested.

I believe each person has far more intelligence than they have ever used.

Everyone, at any age, has talents that aren't fully developed-even those who reach the top of their profession.

Like every person, every thought has the potential to become something great.

We are all born with wonderful gifts. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate. We begin as children to explore and develop our talents, often unaware that we are unique, that not everyone can do what we're doing!

Each person is a really a great treasure house of capacities, possibilities, energies.

I judge people by what they might be, - not are, nor will be.

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

We ought to be doing all we can to make it possible for every child to fulfill his or her God-given potential.

We are born with faculties and powers capable almost of anything, such at least as would carry us farther than can easily be imagined: but it is only the exercise of those powers, which gives us ability and skill in any thing, and leads us towards perfection.

People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.

There is no human life so poor and small as not to hold many a divine possibility.