“You have the potential for becoming air;as still, as necessary, just there.”

“We all have the potential to become extraordinary... why be ordinary!”

“It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we all have the capacity to act in ways that oppress, dominate, wound (whether or not that power is institutionalized). It is necessary to remember that it is first the potential oppressor within that we must resist – the potential victim within that we must rescue – otherwise we cannot hope for an end to domination, for liberation.”

“Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.”

“There are times when the air that floats between mortals becomes, in its stillness and silence, as cruel as the edge of a scythe.”

“Over there you think of nothing but becoming President of the United States some day. Potentially every man is Presidential timber. Here it's different. Here every man is potentially a zero. If you become something or somebody it is an accident, a miracle.”