Possibility Quotes

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We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. — Thomas Paine
My sense of religion is Einstein's sense of relativity. I don't believe in God. I believe that energy never dies. So the possibility exists that… — Mandy Patinkin
Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the… — Rick Perry
Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National… — Christine Pelosi
I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with… — Nancy Pelosi
The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility… — Walker Percy
Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has… — Liz Phair
I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of… — Michael Phelps
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. — Pablo Picasso
But in most cases even the possibility that the correlations reflect shared genes is taboo. — Steven Pinker
I have never been a fan of science fiction. For me, fiction has to explore the combinatorial possibilities of people interacting under the constraints imposed… — Steven Pinker
So for a long time I closed my eyes to the possibility of America having a white voice. — Robert Plant
Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.' — Amy Poehler
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. — Vladimir Putin
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility… — Dan Quayle
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks. — Francois Rabelais
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. — Ayn Rand
There's a very real possibility in this industry of going out and leading your life and then going home and being a voyeur of your… — Ryan Reynolds
We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry… — Condoleezza Rice
When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her. — Adrienne Rich

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