Scratching The Surface Quotes

• It is believed that the average person uses no more than 10% of his or her potential. Ten percent! We’re not even scratching the surface of what we’re capable of. We are all blessed with a continent of unexplored gifts and talents. Use them, or lose them!

  Clifton Anderson

  Blessed, Average, Use

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• You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

  James Stewart

  People, Trouble, Surface

  "Fictional character: Alfred Kralik". "The Shop Around the Corner", www.imdb.com. 1940.

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• Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

  Randolph Bourne

  People, Tragedy, Scratches

  Randolph Silliman Bourne (1913). “Youth and Life”

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• Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Inspiring, Real, Inspire

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.93, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.

  Mel Gibson

  Funny, Inspiring, Anniversary

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• Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And that has to emerge.

  Jeanne Moreau

  Sex, Surface, Humans

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• Business is never as healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.

  Henry Ford

  Business, Inspiration, Insperational

  "My Life and Work".

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• I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things.

  Claude Chabrol

  Love, Mirrors, Surface

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• In less than a year Revolution has gone from being a concept to a reality, with three rapidly growing sector companies, overseeing a dozen acquired firms that collectively employ more than 2,500 people. But we're just scratching the surface in terms of the potential to build Revolution into a new kind of company that gives consumers more choice, control and convenience in the important aspects of their lives.

  Steve Case

  Reality, Years, People

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• The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely possible that examples of life as we don't know it have so far been overlooked.

  Paul Davies

  Majority, Example, Facts

  "Life, but not as we know it" by Paul Davies, www.theguardian.com. March 14, 2010.

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• Nothing stands for content-free corporate bullshit quite like PowerPoint. And that's just scratching the surface.

  Charles Stross

  Bullshit, Surface, Powerpoint

  Charles Stross (2009). “The Jennifer Morgue”, p.38, Penguin

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• Blade Runner is a rare science fiction movie so full of material that pages can be written about it without scratching the surface. A review like this can provide little more than an overview. A detailed exploration of the movie, its style, and its mysteries requires dedication that only someone immersed in Blade Runner lore can provide.

  James Berardinelli

  Dedication, Blade Runner, Style

  Review of "Blade Runner", www.reelviews.net. 1982.

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• I only look forward. I can't get all caught up in what I've done. I still have plenty to accomplish in the game. Hopefully, I'm just scratching the surface.

  Alex Rodriguez

  Games, Looks, Done

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