Two quotes from Michelangelo spring to mind in response to this thought-provoking piece:
'The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. '

'Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.'
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