Impossible Quotes

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No civilisation, not even that of ancient Greece, has ever undergone such a continuous and profound process of change as Western Europe has done during… — Christopher Dawson
It is really quite amazing by what margins competent but conservative scientists and engineers can miss the mark, when they start with the preconceived idea… — Arthur C. Clarke
Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible. — John Milton
The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people,… — Georges Simenon
It is impossible to discuss realism in logic without drawing in the empirical sciences... A truly realistic mathematics should be conceived, in line with physics,… — Hermann Weyl
Make your enemy afraid, for it is impossible to remain quiet about their moral offences, — Muqtada al Sadr
You can believe in Fung Shui if you want, but ultimately people control their own fate. The most important thing is to improve yourself and… — Li Ka-shing
Richard Lee calculated that a Bushman child will be carried a distance of 4,900 miles before he begins to walk on his own. Since, during… — Bruce Chatwin
It is impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you....Once the warm, salty butter has hit your tongue, you are smitten. Putty in… — Nigel Slater
It is sometimes possible to change the attitudes of millions but impossible to change the attitude of one man. — Edward Bernays
I have never figured out how women work but I do know that their skin color has no significance. Black or white, every last one… — Peter Matthiessen
Participation in the dance was entirely voluntary, a mental vow to worship the Mystery in this manner being expressed by a man ardently desiring the… — Edward S. Curtis
I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So,… — Emanuel Ax
The insane asylum on Blackwellâ€™s Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out. — Nellie Bly
The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me because they were considered impossible to program and there was… — Philip Emeagwali
It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ's Church to one's own little community. It is everywhere, in all parts of the world; and… — Abraham Kuyper
When school district officials literally laughed at the notion that the Me Generation â€” this was the label for my generation â€” would jump at… — Wendy Kopp
The savants will write excellent volumes. There will be laureates. But wars will continue just the same until the forces of the circumstances render them… — Alfred Nobel
It's just that it's impossible to be a broken or whole person. You can only be a person. You can only exist, you can only… — Jackson Pearce
To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you… — Eli Pariser

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