Possibilities Quotations

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

I believed totally in the possibilities implied in the series. I never thought of it as fantasy. Far from it.

There is always tension between the possibilities we aspire to and our wounded memories and past mistakes.

The world is not made up of particles and waves and beams of light with a definite existence. Instead, the world works in a much more exploratory way. It is aware of all the possibilities at once and trying them out all the time. That is a hard thing to picture.

It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done.

We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.

But when I was a teenager, the idea of spending the rest of my life in a factory was real depressing. So the idea that I could become a musician opened up some possibilities I didn't see otherwise.

We have big, big problems - flooding, earthquake, and many foolish things which now people are doing - I mean, these self-made catastrophes. We are able to give to every man on the street the possibilities to help himself. And to fight for this was one of my duties.

When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hang-ups.

Your range of available choices - right now - is limitless.

There seems to be no limit to the exciting possibilities that come from combining technical innovations, the Internet, and social media.

Don't wait for someone to call you up. You can do anything. You have all the possibilities in the world.

The cosmical importance of this conclusion is profound and the possibilities it opens for the future very remarkable, greater in fact than any suggested before by science in the whole history of the human race.

I always look on imagination as one of the most powerful things we can cultivate in young people. If they have a good, active imagination, they can cope with life better; they are... able to imagine possibilities and to think around problems.

The same products, services or technologies can fail or succeed depending on the business model you choose. Exploring the possibilities is critical to finding a successful business model. Settling on first ideas risks the possibility of missing potential that can only be discovered by prototyping and testing different alternatives.

I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

It's like there are all these languages available, especially in terms of image. Why confine yourself to only English? There's all these languages and possibilities and concepts to speak or communicate with.

A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there's no neat division of the prologue from the middle game.

Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.

I'm trying to grow more limbs in order to multitask at a greater rate and I'm also investigating the possibilities of cloning. Because nothing would be more useful than having multiples of me, and that way, I could do all of the things I'd like to do in the short amount of time we all have here.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.

I distinctly remember the vivacious optimism that inundated the United States when the Soviet Union imploded in the early 1990s. This was not glee generated by the doom of an implacable enemy, but thrill germinated by the real possibilities that the future held for freedom.

I have a very, very good life. I'm grateful for all of my friends, my family and the life that I have, and the possibilities in my future.

I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also make some kind of cross-cultural link. I feel that I kind of at least touched on the possibilities of cross-cultural music, but it is a lifetime's work, and I don't profess to be anything other than a novice at it.

I read so much science fiction when I was young. I believe science fiction is the genre for exploration and to learn about possibilities via book.

Well, when The Black Keys make a record, I never really feel limited. To me, it seems the possibilities are always endless. The big difference has been playing live and being able to recreate every little part of the record.

Art's a very metaphysical activity. It's something that enriches the parameters of your life, the possibilities of being, and you touch transcendence and you change your life. And you want to change the life of others, too. That's why people are involved with art.

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have learned to embrace the creative possibilities of change - who stand the best chance of penetrating life's mysteries.

The characters that aren't what they seem to be or women who are stronger than people give them credit for or characters you underestimate, I always think are really interesting because there are so many possibilities with them.

Cynicism stems from disappointment. Cynical and faithless people were not always like that. They were filled with possibilities and hope as kids. But they tried and perhaps failed.

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being.

Maybe it's because I look into the future professionally, but I see great possibilities for both humanity and our planet. I don't believe the thriving of one has to come at the expense of the other, and I'm deeply concerned to find out whether other people do think that.

People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello can offer.

There are so many possibilities of life out there that an alien doesn't have to have green, long tentacles. They can be very similar to us.

For a brief time in the 1850s, the telegraph companies of England and the United States thought that they could (and should) preserve every message that passed through their wires. Millions of telegrams - in fireproof safes. Imagine the possibilities for history!

We wanted to make a powerful cello sound in order to show to the world the possibilities of the cello and to use it in a different way than the classical way they are used to. We wanted to play something exciting, something crazy, something to draw younger generations to this great instrument.

And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.

As for the future, we are equally determined to explore all possibilities of getting rid, once and for all, of the huge Arab minority which originally threatened us.

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't have to be about boosting egos and grabbing your crotch and dissing women. There's a way to make political and social issues interesting and entertaining to the young rap audience.

I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there.

Regret is a short, evocative and achingly beautiful word: an elegy to lost possibilities even in its brief annunciation.

The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.

I realized all of the possibilities that could exist for me with my camera: all of the images that I could capture, all of the lives I could enter, all of the people I could meet and how much I could learn from them.

President Obama is the best-known politician to be exploring the possibilities of new technologies to converse with the people. Others must follow his lead and innovate. It is inevitable.

The whole point of film for me is that it's such a joy. It's such a wonder. The possibilities are literally endless in terms of what you can creatively do.

I know for sure that nothing is guaranteed. Life always changes. I know for sure that I'm open to all possibilities always... let's just say my life is never boring.

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

The possibilities are endless now, with performing, getting your music online, getting your own website and getting your music out there. I think that's very cool and amazing.

To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.

We have built a genuine level of enthusiasm and goodwill with people throughout this district. People are really excited about the possibilities this election holds, not just for this district, but because of the message Alabama sent to the rest of the country.

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

Mainstream animated movies are dumbed-down and sanitised: they make the world in their own image rather than exploring the limitless possibilities that are out there.

We started MakerBot in 2009 and made a conscious decision to educate people with the possibilities they could do with 3D printing and share with people what is possible.

The possibilities are infinite with new writing; every time you open a new script, there's no limit to what it might contain.

I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite; you look back and it's all fixed so it's a scary thing.

If something comes that it is so extreme that you have difficulty thinking of it as a good thing, don't think of it as a good thing and kid yourself. To the extent that you can, don't label it a bad thing. Refusing to label something a bad thing opens you up to possibilities you would not have even considered otherwise.

If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.

Travel for me is all about transformation, and I'm fascinated by those people who really do come back from a trip unrecognizable to themselves and perhaps open to the same possibilities they'd have written off not a month before.

But it's like the horror of being in a studio with a blank canvas. I used to always run out of ideas because there are so many possibilities and I would just think, well what am I going to do now!

I feel that heterosexual marriage is the more excellent way, and it surely is approved holy by the Holy Bible, and it holds so many more possibilities: the possibilities of having children of both the mother and father, the male and the female.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

In the old days, you cut out a scene that might've been a really great scene, and no one was ever going to see it ever again. Now, with DVD, you can obviously... there's a lot of possibilities for scenes that are good scenes.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

One of the possibilities we could have is international helicopters operating across the border.

When the impossibility has been eliminated, whatever remains, no matter how improbable... is possible.

One of my worries about America is the epidemic of depression we've been in. One of the possibilities about that is that the 'I' gets bigger and bigger, and the 'we' gets smaller and smaller.

No conclusions have been reached. It's an ongoing investigation. We'll look at all possibilities and we hope at some point we can come to some conclusion.

No one has come to any conclusions, and certainly the school board has not considered all the possibilities and the cost. For that reason, these working numbers should not be considered final or even that it will be the cost. It may be much lower.

Maybe they'll start making serialized movies. I watched the first couple seasons of '24' and it's really fun. I bought the DVD and watched it over a month or so and it's great. It's like reading a novel. It has a lot of possibilities that are more difficult to accomplish with a film.

Possibly, though we don't know for sure yet, this could be the last CIML Metro tournament like this. I know all of the coaches in the Metro want to get into that big all-CIML tournament. Having what could be the last Metro Conference tournament at home, we're excited about going out there with our possibilities of winning it.

Performance art is the ultimate in creativity. Since it has so many possibilities at creativity, it's essence tends to become creativity.

Pessimism operates in a narrowed field of vision that fails to take into account the possibilities at the outer edges of experience.

Right now, it seems like Will has made a commitment to herself to be one of the better players at her position in our league. And certainly it's not beyond the realm of possibilities for will. If you think about it, she's got all the ingredients.

There are times in the life of nations when they feel confident that they can take on the world, that they are capable of meeting any challenge. One reason such a mind-set is important is that it creates an intolerance for laziness, for shoddy products, for open corruption, and for the usual excuses. When people have a strong conviction that they can achieve the possibilities of the future, it makes them less tolerant of impediments in their way to it.

We're excited about those possibilities. We are cognizant of the fact that nobody is going to give that to us, especially those guys in purple (Box Elder) over the mountain. They believe they're going to have something to stay (about who wins state), and they will.

Since one of these possibilities would be negative for the stock (earnings miss), two would be neutral, positive, or negative (acquisition, management change), and one would probably be positive (takeout / strategic investment), it is hard to know what the impact on the stock might be.

Since I started, I had this vision of creating a safe, comfortable place to seriously explore the thousands of possibilities of mosaic making.

Mobile broadband, which recently entered the U.S. market, is rapidly becoming the 'must have' technology in an industry already accelerating its shift away from desktop computers. This high-speed, broad-reach wireless technology opens up a serious set of future possibilities for both business and entertainment markets, creating one of the most powerful growth opportunities we have ever seen.

may want to pursue the possibilities that a different person did them both, and neither was our client.

Mayan cosmology contains within it the explanation for our current global transformation, and possibilities for how we can survive it.

Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges. It was very inspiring.

She hasn't put her foot wrong in the last year or two, ... but there are multiple possibilities for cock-ups and gaffes and all those sorts of things.

Major League Baseball is very interested in playing games in Europe. We're investigating possibilities in Europe where we may be able to play regular-season games as early as the 2007 season.

So, I think that what we're always doing is redefining the possibilities of beauty, but, don't get me wrong, I think that all of art is about beauty.

Hank Raymond asked me to take over the Women's World Longboard Championships beginning this year. He thought it would be best for the future of women's longboard competition, ... Although the trademark is now in my name, it belongs to the women longboard competitors. And, in time it will be passed on to the next person so they can continue to refine, enhance and achieve the women?s goals for the future. I am really excited about some new possibilities and the future of women's longboard competition. It has long been my goal, for the Women?s World Longboard Championship to stand professionally on its own. Now it?s going to happen!

I would suspect the possibilities are good we would do that.

I would suspect the possibilities are good we would do that. That's the way you increase interest in the lottery.

I am saying Manny remains willing to consider trade possibilities that the Red Sox may wish to pursue.

I can't say anything, I can't make any comment other than to say a number of teams have expressed interest in a number of possibilities.

I feel strongly that the president did not speak the truth...and in my judgment it had to go over to the Senate. But I still feel the Senate which can look at and may want to go for a full trial should at least take this opportunity to look at the possibilities of censure and what can be done to bring this to a close.

I can think of no other writer who so thoroughly embodies the Jamesian spirit as Alison Lurie. Like him she can excavate all the possibilities of a theme. Like his, her books seem long, unbroken threads, seamless progressions of effects.

Fragrance of breeze,novel smell of dust after a drizzling,tin tin sound of squirrels,dried leaves floating with the wind... want me to feel I must sense all the possibilities of aesthetics during this moment of living.

I got a little bit lost in the writing process: like, that moment in the 'Fight Song' music video where I'm throwing the crumpled paper on the bed, that was really true life. I was filling journals with different possibilities of lyrics for the first verse. And none of them felt right.

I encourage anyone interested to show up and test their skills, ... as the number of positions available at Shop At Home will be determined by the number of quality applicants. We remain very open to possibilities throughout this process.

God created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed -- that is the meaning of evolution.

I don't know much about Britain. I've been working overseas for most of my adult life. So I'd like to see what sort of problems there really are here. It's a question of asking, 'Where are we going, how purposeful are we?' And see if there's anything that can be done to find possibilities for change.

Because of the photographic reproduction, it can only be printed on synthetic, so (the garments are) all polyesters, which feel amazing, ... For a while, polyester just mimicked fine fabrics so there was really no reason for it to exist, but now they have made such great leaps such as inventing truly new hands, beautiful new drapes, new possibilities that were never really there before.

What I mean to say is that I'm old enough now and confident enough now not to be frightened of any of the possibilities life might offer.

What is bravery? I think it's largely when one acts spontaneously before weighing the possibilities of self-injury.

We look forward to getting started in building a solution that will bring the incredible possibilities to reality.