“Anger is a fuel that can only carry you so far.”
“Fate can only get you so far. It can put you down the right path or introduce you to a particular person, but the rest is up to you. Even the strongest storm need a wind to carry them in.”
“Don't lose yourself to anger. It's gasoline. You can burn it as fuel, or you can use it to torch everything you care about and end up standing on a scorched battlefield, with everybody dead, even you-only your body doesn't have the good grace to quit breathing”
“Luck can only get you so far.”
“science can only take you so far and then you have to leap”
“You can only rise so far by climbing on others’ shoulders, you know.”