Unrealized Potential Quotes

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays

“Comfort...was the key ingredient to making the prisoner crave the prison.”
― Ashim Shanker, Only the Deplorable

“In the guv, we train the young people to do mindless tasks until they can supervise other young people doing mindless tasks. There's an actual talent pool there if only we’d develop it.”
― Vincent H. O'Neil, A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation

“Life is like a game; strive to be the boss, not just an NPC.”
― Mehdi Ikhibi

“Some of us see potential in others and may even love it. However, in many instances, the love is unrequited, and the potential remains unrealised.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman