On this mission in particular, the only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
But household debts have fallen from 98% of GDP to 87% of GDP, as homeowners have handed back the keys of their houses to lenders and reneged on the debts (which is possible in much of the US, but almost impossible in the UK).
The impossible has always seemed possible and that is solely a result of all the great teachers and learning experiences I have been exposed to along the way.
Marshalling over 400, 000 men and woman across America for this single, focused and determined goal, Nasa's philosophy borrowed from another of Clarke's laws - "the only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible".
It is impossible to anticipate all the possible ways in which regulations can be evaded.
Recognize that in the beginning stage of your idea there is no possible way to truly predict exactly what the future will hold because it is impossible to have every future fact you need to know.
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Every manager knows in his heart of hearts that it is highly unlikely or indeed impossible that the client will receive the performance he or she is led to believe is possible.
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Taking such smart steps is an essential key to making the impossible possible.
But until it's possible to know how big that liability is, it is impossible to judge the impact on Merck--and on other big drug companies.
But for students who drop out of college without finishing a degree, student debt is the worst type of debt possible: a long-term financial burden with no utility that is practically impossible to shed in bankruptcy.
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