Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.
Interpretation
Most people who say something can't be done are simply unwilling to try.
This quote by William Feather emphasizes that the primary barrier to achieving goals is often an individual's reluctance to put in the effort. It suggests that many assertions of impossibility stem not from reality but from a lack of willingness, urging us to overcome our doubts and take action.
In practice
This quote can inspire someone who feels discouraged about starting a new project.
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.
You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.
Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.
You close the door on me and tell me I can't, I'm gonna find a way to get in.
Throughout my life, I was always the youngest to do things, which added hype that I didn't want. It added this pressure that I needed to do well fast.
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