#possible

You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can't shift, unless you have very boyish looks. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#becomes #boyish #carry #impossible #just

We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under changed internal and external conditions. ↗

— Wilhelm Ostwald

#changed #closely #conditions #even #exist

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up. ↗

— Jesse Owens

#down #fast #feet #ground #i

I would make the tea on a Daniel Day-Lewis set just to observe how he crafts roles like he did in 'My Left Foot.' That was the equivalent of seeing Haley's Comet for me. I just couldn't understand how that was possible. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#crafts #daniel #did #equivalent #foot

My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#children #comfortable #comfortable life #could #dad

I suffer from the delusion that every product of my imagination is not only possible, but always on the cusp of becoming real. ↗

— Sean Parker

#becoming #cusp #delusion #every #i

The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#companions #exception #greatest #himself #home

The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit. ↗

— Rand Paul

#anything #country #easier #england #impossible

I have a very good sense of tone, and it's possible to talk about very personal things and maintain a level of dignity and even privacy - to go to the place, to talk about it, but not get icky. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#dignity #even #get #go #good

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. ↗

— Luciano Pavarotti

#better #fight #i #myself #other