The best thing about being a teenage girl, the best thing about being a girl at all, is the tendency and ability toward unfolding, with the readiness of a cootie-catcher that has within it the potential for every single truth, reality, maybe even the singularity.
It's a lovely, justly idolatrous sentiment, even if this believer remains skeptical about that particular definition of "transcendence". Aretha Franklin didn't transcend the gospel or gospel music; as first her album and now this marvelous documentary remind us, she did more than most to fulfill its potential for truth and beauty, devotion and art.
The potential for flexibility in Frankfurt was, in truth, always one of three planks in an unstated grand bargain, the others being the north's acceptance of effective forbearance, and the south's swallowing of austerity.
But the truth is, the potential for further industry collaboration is just beginning.
Whatever the truth about the potential for hacking plane controls from passenger seats, there's enough concern from security professionals to warrant improvement from the various manufacturers involved.
While there are those who strongly dismiss the potential for "green capitalism" [2], a fundamental truth is that sensible climate mitigation policy offers the potential for accommodating improved human living conditions (improved economic performance) while offering a potential for avoiding utter catastrophic climate chaos.
With a three-year statute of limitations on truth-in-lending, the potential for a wave of suits "is nightmarish," in the words of one mortgage executive.
The truth is, we all have the potential for passion.
But it may also reveal the sad truth that after 9/11, New Yorkers may just be more resigned to the potential for tragedy.
Downside: the potential for addiction.
Consider the potential for this.
