The primary limitation in life is our low expectations for ourselves and others. When we expect minimum results, that's usually what we get.
I've turned down all sorts of good things accidentally, too. I read the script for 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' and thought, 'This makes no sense.' Then I went to the cinema to see it. Well, what an idiot.
Sometimes we misjudge what is possible and what is not.
Don't do it! Stay away from your potential. You'll mess it up, it's potential, leave it. Anyway, it's like your bank balance - you always have a lot less than you think.
While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.
Those who apply themselves too much to little things often become incapable of great ones
Don't judge a book by its thickness either.
If you stick to what you know; you sell yourself short.
Don’t see the mind for more than it is, but don’t misread it for all that it can be.
Initial incompetence is not a reason to be dismissive of capabilities. Al Qaeda itself was incompetent when it started as a terrorist organization. And clearly it's gone from blowing themselves up to knocking down the World Trade Center.
Unfounded fears about your competence and abilities can cripple your unique talents and gifts, which are waiting to be released.
I feel like as a generation, we sell ourselves short. I just expected more from us.
