#possible

After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new chemical elements in the nuclear furnaces of the stars were indispensable prerequisites for the generation of life. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#before #billion #chemical #elements #even

Events are moving so fast and what in one moment seems impossible, the next is happening. I'm sure historians will, in time, provide theories and analysis, but for now I think most of us simply want the tide stemmed. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#events #fast #happening #historians #i

I used to work for 12 or 14 hours at a time but the digital age has made such happy immersions almost impossible. ↗

— Richard Powers

#almost #digital #happy #hours #i

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

#fearless #i #like #possible #succeed

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#getting #goals #good #i #into

Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible. ↗

— Charley Reese

#efficient way #expensive #government #incompetent #inefficient

I have been a Christian all my life, but it's impossible to be so deeply involved in these stories without it making you think again, and without it making you consciously aware of the people involved. ↗

— Della Reese

#aware #been #christian #consciously #deeply

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#become #first #impossible #improbable #inevitable

At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#eventually #first #impossible #improbable #inevitable

We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#community #day #disease #each #eliminate