They did not know it was impossible, so they did it!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ignorance of impossibility leads to success.
- In plain terms
- Doing things because you don't know they are impossible.
- What can you take from it?
- Belief can overcome perceived barriers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What have you achieved because you didn't know it was impossible?
Another view
Some things are genuinely impossible to do.
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