None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human populations hold untapped potential that emerges under the right conditions.
- In plain terms
- People have hidden strengths that show up when things line up right.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust in people's latent potential.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits human potential?
- How do we unlock it?
Another view
Potential depends on specific conditions not always present.
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