A little boost of inspiration for the day
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles R. Swindoll
“I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.” – Saint Teresa
“Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.” – Jonathan Winters
“The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.” – Fridtjof Nansen
“It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.” – Richard M. DeVos
“I only want people around me who can do the impossible.” – Elizabeth Arden
“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” – Mary McLeod Bethune
“A symptom of the revolution: When we state something is impossible in theory, but then change our minds when we discover that it is possible in practice.” – Seth Godin
“We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.” – Kevin Garnett
“By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward.” – Mikhail Bakunin
“To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.” – Tom Robbins
“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C. Clarke
“The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity.” – G. Stanley Hall
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
“I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.” – Michael Phelps
“I have learned to use the word “impossible” with the greatest caution.” – Wernher von Braun
“Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It’s completely impossible. 2- It’s possible, but it’s not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along.” – Arthur C. Clarke
“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.” – Louis D. Brandeis
“Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.” – Eric Hoffer
“What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.” – Gustave Flaubert
“All things are possible until they are proved impossible – and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.” – Pearl S. Buck
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” – Arthur C. Clarke
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible – and achieve it, generation after generation.” – Pearl S. Buck
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Charles Kettering
“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” – Doug Larson
“We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” – Ray Bradbury
“It’s absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.” – Samuel Goldwyn
“All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.” – William Faulkner
“I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.” – Jesus Christ
“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” – Arnold Palmer
“Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.” – Frank Gaines
“Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.” – Jean de la Fontaine
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie
Which one was your favorite? Tell me in the comments!
Justin Hamlin says
Jesus Christ, Arnold Palmer, Tommy Lasorda, Michael Phelps. Good diversity I would say!
Elena Patrice says
Right on!!
Joel Runyon says
🙂
Joel Runyon says
I try! 🙂
David | Almost Bohemian says
You know anything by Seth Godin is a goldmine. Who doesn’t love that guy?!
Joel Runyon says
I think I had about 10 people forward me that quote the day it was published 🙂
Andrea says
Thanks for these highly motivational quotes.Jesus Christ is a daily verse I read and Kevin Garnett because I’m a huge Celtics fan.
Joel Runyon says
JC+KG= win 🙂
Andrea D says
That verse you included is one of my favorites. A lot of my inspiration comes from the Bible :):):)
Joel Runyon says
It’s a good one
Tegan Haining says
haha thanks Joel…I might pass some of these onto my blog..sweeeeet!!!
Joel Runyon says
Feel free to! 🙂
101 Things Before You Die says
“All things are possible until they are proved impossible – and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.” – Pearl S. Buck Too true-I heart Pearl S. Buck. Reading The Good Earth again right now.
Joel Runyon says
I like that quote 🙂
Jessie Rose says
A quote I’ve always loved is “Impossible is nothing”. Short, sweet, and a slight twist on the typical “nothing is impossible” idea. Yes, it was in a Nike commercial, but hey, it works!
Thanks for this post! Lots of great quotes!
Joel Runyon says
i think it was actually an Adidas commercial. Either way, it was a pretty sweet commercial 🙂
Jessie Rose says
consider my thunder stolen 😉
Joel Runyon says
done 😉
Pratyush says
You are awesome Joel..
Loved your blog..
Joel Runyon says
Thanks Pratyush :). Hope you stick around!
Mr. brown says
Thanks for sharing these great Quotes.
Here is additional quote:
1. Nothing is really impossible;whatever is conceivable is achievable.
2.in other words if it is impossible it will not be conceivable.
Hossein Siadati says
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.”