William James Quotes

I just think that we're capable of so much more; we don't utilize all our capacity like we should.

The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.

Our problem is not that we don't have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.

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

Truly, men make too little use of their lives; and so it is no wonder that the world should still be in such a poor way.

Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.

It's obvious we can't all be a Gully Foyle, but most of us energize at such a low level, so far short of our real capabilities, we could all be more, do more.

Any time you feel like you're not playing up to your potential, I think that drives you.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.

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.

What is opportunity to the man who cant use it?

I believe every person has within themselves inexhaustible reserves of potential they have never even come close to realizing.

It's not what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts.

Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.

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.

The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

You've got more potential than you could use in a thousand lifetimes, I see world class potential in you? But one of the secrets, is you're as good as the best ? you don't have to be better than the rest.

Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.

With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I'd done more, I could have been quite remarkable.

I truly believe we all have a sleeping giant within us. Each of us has a talent, a gift, our own bit of genius just waiting to be tapped. It might be a talent for art or music... a special way of relating to the ones you love. It might be a genius for selling or innovating.... I choose to believe that our Creator doesn't play favorites, that we've all been created unique, but with equal opportunities for experiencing life to the fullest.

Look, no matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don’t see what we could be. We should be looking at our potential, stretching ourselves into everything we can become. But if you’re surrounded by people who say ‘I want mine now,’ you end up with a few people with everything and a military to keep the poor ones from rising up and stealing it.

Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.

My enthusiasms...constitute my reserves, my unexploited resources, perhaps my future.

May I invite you to rise to the great potential within you. But don't reach beyond your capacity. Don't set goals beyond your capacity to achieve. Don't feel guilty or dwell on thoughts of failure. Don't compare yourself with others. Do the best you can, and the Lord will provide the rest. Have faith and confidence in Him, and you will see miracles happen in your life and the lives of your loved ones.