At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.
Interpretation
Dreams often appear unachievable at first, but with persistence, they can become successful realities.
This quote by Christopher Reeve highlights the journey of pursuing dreams. Initially, they may seem far-fetched and unattainable, but as one progresses through challenges and works diligently toward their goals, those dreams can transform into something that feels not only possible but ultimately destined to happen. It serves as a reminder that perseverance and belief are crucial in the process of achieving our aspirations.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students at a graduation ceremony.
I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.
Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible
Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.
Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There's no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you're a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.
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.
If my edge is dull, my sword is dull, and I don't want to fight another guy whose sword is dull. If you've got two steel swords going back and forth hitting each other, what's gonna happen? Both of them are going to get sharper. Everybody that's in the industry has lost their edge.
To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will - we all do... If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. "We can't win," we moan. "They won't let us win."
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.
One must exploit the asynchronies that have befallen one, link them to a promising issue or domain, reframe frustrations as opportunities, and, above all, persevere.
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