There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.

Bret Harte

Impossible is a word humans use far too often.

Jeri Ryan

A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.

Aristotle

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

M. C. Escher

Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

John Updike

It's the possibility that when you're dead you might still go on hurting that bothers me.

Keri Hulme

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

Salvador Dali

When you give someone a book, you don't give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life.

Christopher Morley

Talked about a lot of options, including the possibility of having to shorten the race.

Mike Helton

I don't think anybody's looking at the Fed meeting because nothing's going to happen there for God knows how long. I think next week you're looking for a continuation of what we saw today... I think you just might get the feeling that there is some good news on the horizon and that the possibility of this market doing better is very, very high.

Peter Mancuso

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.

Anatole Broyard

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Maryanne Radmacher Hershey

It's good politics to shift the spotlight over to victims, with you holding the light, ... There's some possibility fortunes may be shifting, and political leaders might get blamed for that. We don't know how this is going to play out in the next month.

Richard Murray

That is a possibility, it's one of the things we're looking at.

Bobby Hernandez

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility. Effective leaders are able to.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

We will see about the possibility of making anything happen.

Carli Smith

The antitrust division is investigating the possibility of anti-competitive practices in the air cargo industry. We're coordinating with the EU and other foreign competition authorities.

Gina Talamona

It's difficult to win without those players. But it's a definitely a possibility. We just have not proven we could.

Jenny Morris

Historically, spikes in energy prices are followed by a recession. The possibility (of a recession) is there; the probability is less than 50 percent, but it's there.

Ross Gittell

With the increase of clusters the possibility has to be thoroughly examined that the virus might have changed and could possibly spread from human to human.

Siti Fadillah Supari

Now rule out the possibility that he has been killed by the kidnappers.

Daniel Pearl

We knew they were on a roll and this is like their Cinderella season. We knew they?d be up for the game and we knew there was a possibility it would be close. We just had to play our game and that?s we did.

Kerry Loughran

You can have them all without the festival being an out-and-out market. Even a smattering of the possibility of a market presence is significant.

Mark Urman

If the bid goes over $3 billion, the possibility of us going along gets very strong. There's just so much good you can do with that kind of money.

Jeff Espich

We had an economic development committee previously. I don't personally think that's the best way because no one is dedicated just to economic development, but if that's what they decide, it's always a possibility.

George Segarini

I just can?t imagine people letting that happen. There?s also a possibility that nobody plays (Tuesday) and everybody ties and we just end it that way and go on to the regional tournament.

Gerald Walsh

She has the possibility to keep the energy -- the good energy from outside -- and put it inside my house. She protects me.

Donatella Girombelli

What do you do in a situation where you know if you stay back in the house, you may be abused sexually? There may be a possibility of you not even surviving, not even getting a meal to eat.

Ranjana Kumari

In this case, they don't have a tournament to play in, so I would say it's a very good possibility that will happen.

Mike Stevens

I say to my friends in Hebron that they should have done everything to get rid of those youths who are eradicating any possibility of having people listen to their very justified complaints.

Bentzi Lieberman

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.

Robert Lynd

I do expect a Noah's ark film and a Revelations film down the pike pretty quickly after this. A Ten Commandments remake isn't outside realm of possibility.

David Mumpower

Biological possibility and desire are not the same as biological need. Women have childbearing equipment. For them to choose not to use the equipment is no more blocking what is instinctive than it is for a man who, muscles or no, chooses not to be a weightlifter.

Betty Rollin

There is still the very real possibility of additional charges from some other victims.

Michael Chinman

The most realistic situation could be is that potential challengers don't see the possibility of winning due to the campaign war chests that the incumbents build up.

Ben Wilcox

It was a little unexpected. Computer models didn't indicate it, but once those thunderstorms develop, you run into the possibility of intense snow squalls out of it.

Simon Smith

We should have done the Savings Bill at least six months ago, also giving ourselves the possibility of changing governor. It was a political mistake which left the ball in the magistrates' court.

Umberto Bossi

It's nice to have local control as we have been doing, but I don't think that's going to be a possibility.

Hank Hoffmeister

We're exploring every possibility, ... I think this will be one of those cases that the evidence reveals the culprit.

Vincent Alfano

Concurrent media exposure is probably not new. The fact that so much of it involves traditional media shows that this was always a possibility.

Michael Holmes

Global markets have not been affected by the possibility of rising U.S. interest rates. Japan and the Nasdaq in the U.S. are gaining, so that's creating a positive flow.

Jason Hwang

For the first time in this ongoing saga we are considering and asking our attorneys to explore the possibility of occupancy on the peninsula as a way of settling the dispute.

Mayor Beth Sabilia

We have suspended overnight camping at the park ... to avoid any possibility of congested roads, on the only road coming into Grand Isle, Louisiana, which is LA 1.

Steve Resweber

Even though he was smaller, I always looked up to him. I think the possibility of a suicide is out of the question.

Chris Farkas

I don't think visual identification will be a possibility.

Louis Cataldie

I think two more decades of flight is a real possibility for Hubble.

Preston Burch

There was a possibility that the negotiations would come to a deadlock if Japan did not pay.

Bunroku Yoshino

The possibility for error, and the willingness of people to challenge those errors, are both growing every day. And that could have tremendous impact on elections in 2006 and beyond.

Doug Chapin

It's a possibility they could stop in again.

Scott Meister

We want a constitution that the people will accept and have a greater possibility that the voters will say 'yes' to.

Saleh Al mutlaq

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Karl Barth

Americans are rightly concerned about the security and the integrity of the nation's borders because the system is broken. Some are concerned about the possibility of terrorists crossing our borders and coming into our cities.

Chris Cannon

Any primate, including babies, there's a possibility that they could inhale or push a foreign body up there.

Bill Bryant

Is there anything about your tests that can exclude the possibility that the defendant fired the gun?

Shellie Samuels

We will continue to discuss the possibility of high school each year. It's hopeful that we'll be able to offer high school in the near future.

Patsy Ingebrigtsen

We have the unpleasant possibility that the cyclone could linger near the southeast United States through five days.

Richard Pasch

It could be a possibility he might run it. At this point, I don't know where I'm going to go with it.

Andy Reust

Although we are committed to reaching an agreement before the deadline, strike action is a real possibility.

Gilles Hallé

If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.

Robert H. Schuller

If it's surface water, that would allow the possibility of photosynthetic organisms, ... Once you can tap into sunlight, it leaves open the possibility for a much greater abundance of life if it was ever there.

Bruce Jakosky

Anything that suggests the possibility of favoritism really begins to work against the public confidence.

Burt Greenwald

It's a possibility that weather played a role.

Ralph Brown

But there is always the possibility for me, as a free agent, to go somewhere else.

Peter Bondra

It's a distinct possibility that the local taxpayer will get overwhelmed by the number of referendums.

John Ashley

There's a real chance, it's not the most likely chance, but there's a real possibility that that's the way the race could play out.

Richard Murray

Right now, it's just up in the air. There's a big possibility I could leave, a big possibility I could come back. Nothing is set in stone.

Stanley Mcclover

That is a real possibility, a very strong, real and significant possibility. We cannot continue the operations of the zoo.

Ceeon Quiett

We improved in May, but it looked too good, so we may have some payback and that could move the market. The possibility of a record deficit would be a shock. It's a negative risk for the equity market.

Kurt Karl

It may be a possibility that the Falcon employees will fall under the Trade Act, but that has yet to be determined. If they are approved, then Falcon's employees will be eligible for additional benefits under the Trade Act.

Tommy Noe

The merger is a possibility and it would create important synergies for both lenders.

Niccolo Pini

They just have more people than us and we need to improve across the board. But it's a possibility. We've had a really good year so far and we've been getting ready for district. Hopefully this will be our best meet.

Sarah Floyd

He's lived here in the community since he's been done with basketball. He owns a business and his wife's from here and now he has three small children, so he's always been around. ... It's always been something that's been in the back probably of everybody's mind, the possibility of him coaching someday.

Jeff Callahan

We are in the process of planning the possibility of a benefit concert.

Yumi Oshima

They're a solid bet to score in the high 30s and a possibility for 40.

Thom Jacobs

We had discussed the possibility of printing (expiration dates) on the cards.

Brian Ballard

I think about the (developmental league possibility) a lot. There are some things you can't control, so all I can do is go as hard as I can in practice to avoid going that way.

Brandon Bass

China is such a big country, two Disney parks is always a possibility in the future.

Irene Chan

This is a measure I undoubtedly hate as much as anyone on this floor, but it is far less odious than to do nothing. There's no possibility of improvement if we don't take the medicine that we need to get better.

Debra Bowen

This has been my baby, ... What we're going to do is eliminate the possibility of sex offenders moving into our neighborhood.

Patrick Byrne

Why, sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it! (to PM William Gladstone, on the usefulness of electricity).

Michael Faraday

We're still looking into the possibility of a connection.

Debra Brown

There is no question there will be legal action against the media, and I think it's a good possibility that we will down the road institute action against members of the FBI. This is a good and decent man who did his job on the night of the Olympic Park bombing. He is not a criminal.

Colin Wood

If the French vote 'no,' most analysts believe it would destroy any possibility of Chirac standing again for the presidency in 2007.

Robin Oakley

I was actually in the house and heard the train brakes. You just get a knot in your throat knowing something's about to happen and that the outcome could be very bad. I knew it was probably a possibility of a fatality, so my heart goes out to the family of this young lady.

Robert Ramos

We've made no commitments at this point, but we've certainly considered the possibility of growing, ... We'll make those decisions not based on national trends, but what looks right for Yale.

Richard Levin

The Cortez family has stated that the building is not for sale. Whether or not the building is for sale, this should not influence the possibility of landmark status.

Larry Melman

There is the possibility of losing your hearing. That's when it gets to a very serious level.

Melaney Arnold

It's definitely a possibility and something that I am currently trying to look into. Hopefully the skills competition will open up more avenues for me and I can make more contacts out there.

Brad Roberts

The possibility of Mexico and maybe Russia trading through Italy is very real.

Jerome Booth

This means CPIX inflation will be below four percent by mid-year, raising the possibility of an interest-rate cut.

Mike Schussler

I am happy to be on the front row. That's what I was looking for at the start of the day. A victory is a definite possibility.

Loris Capirossi

Out of 1,750 officers, we're looking into the possibility that maybe 12 officers were involved in misconduct.

Marlon Defillo

The August update to Atlantic hurricane season outlook called for 18 to 21, so I would hope it doesn't go any higher than that, but it's a possibility.

Frank Lepore

A grand coalition would be one of the worst outcomes for our country, because there would be no possibility to change what has to be changed, to get a ticket for reform.

Helmut Schmidt

If there is a government in Ottawa that doesn't share their values there is a possibility they could reject the option of keeping their place inside Canada. It would be put into question.

Jack Layton

There are trees down all over the place from the flooding. I don't think it's a possibility (to run the exact same course as last season). Things could change, but it would take a major effort by somebody.

John Dickinson

We've had this hanging over our head since last July, the possibility the judge in Montana could close the border again. It takes away that uncertainty.

John Masswohl

The more widespread it becomes, the greater the possibility that the (bird flu) virus could become altered and become more of a threat to the human population.

Bob Dietz

I am disappointed by such a political defeat, but we had been prepared for the possibility.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

One possibility is that Sen. Santorum is saying what he believes. Politicians do that sometimes.

Robert Maranto

It fills one with a sense of architectural possibility.

Paul Goldberger

It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have the possibility to see it in front of us. By February, Italy will have Olympic fever.

Alberto Tomba

We cannot exclude the possibility of new arrivals. Therefore the only thing we can do is try to prepare for a new wave of refugees.

Georges Menze

Most of the blood pressure studies assume that differences in outcome are explained by some property of the drug, ... We said an alternative possibility is that what we measure in the arm isn't always giving us information about what's happening in the central arteries.

Bryan Williams

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.

Tony Blair

If it's a possibility that being out there, I can't damage it any worse, then I'll be out there.

Donovan Mcnabb

Politically, I see no possibility that impeachment will succeed.

Jonathan Entin

With the talent we have here, that's a real, real good possibility that we're going to end that drought in '97 when the Red Wings won their last championship. I'm the man to do it and I think I can back it up.

Stan Cliburn

Yes, it will rain on their parade. There's a possibility of some heavy rains in the Pasadena area.

Brad Doyle

That was a big bonus. But every time he touches the ball, that's always a possibility. He has brought a lot of spark to our team.

Randy Raper

The constitution does not envisage the possibility of a federal unit breaking away. No federal unit can break away in accordance with the constitution and in a democratic way. If someone does attempt to break away by force, we all know what we will get.

Vojislav Seselj

They are not using that possibility as a justification for their tightening campaign, in contrast to past years when there was a lot of concern about tightening labor market.

Tom Schlesinger

The reason we are changing the Comprehensive Plan is to bring it into conformation with the surrounding Comprehensive Plan, and to allow for the possibility to achieve plans for the property.

Lynne Strobel

There is no possibility the defendant was traveling 30 mph down that road, ... That takes a tremendous amount of force.

Colleen Taylor

Of course you always think you can get there, but I didn't really know if this might be a possibility at the beginning. But the kids, they got better every day.

Doug Aplin

We want to see a prosecution of corporate manslaughter. This report has re-opened that possibility.

Louise Christian

There was no possibility that anyone could survive the impact. It is very likely that everyone died instantly.

Alberto Gonzalez

People are a bit concerned with higher Treasury yields and the possibility that U.S. interest rates will continue to rise.

Flavio Datz

There is a possibility that we will see some form of rationing with the conditions being as bad or worse than many people thought.

Fred Allvine

It's too early in the game to tell you, but it's a serious possibility.

Richard Stevens

Before the end of September and I would be really very happy if I had the possibility to assess positively.

Carla Del Ponte

Nothing's out of the realm of possibility right now.

David Franke

I'm thinking about it. That's a possibility.

Wallace Spearmon

We are holding out the possibility of additional charges.

Charles Branson

When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.

Adrienne Rich

Like last time, there is the possibility that we would not implement the reverse if not required to.

Reid Cox

Well, I tell you, I don't know that he's been kidnapped. I should say I'm hoping he's been kidnapped as opposed to having been killed initially. Because if he's been kidnapped, there's a possibility that he's alive.

Daniel Walker

We pretty much let them know that if they get the league's top seed there's a great possibility of getting to the second round.

Cinthia Ruiz

I wanted to win the DVC, and we got a lot more than that. Now we're in the sectional final. I really didn't expect to be here, but I knew it was a possibility.

Kevin Powers

Although these results are in mice, not people, they raise an exciting possibility which can be tested in humans.

Dr. Garret Fitzgerald

The extraordinary financial performance of conventional homebuilders in this economic cycle leads us to believe that there is a strong possibility that their stocks could be poised for record-breaking valuations.

Lawrence Horan

People may very well choose to trade off years of their life, or the possibility of disease or injury, in exchange for the current pleasure, excitement, or stress relief they get (from food).

Jacob Sullum

In our view, management was setting the stage for the possibility of losses in the current downturn.

Byron Walker

I think the repeat findings would be the result of the audit cycle to a great extent. The agency had just two months to make changes based on his recommendations. We fully expected the possibility of repeat findings.

Justin Dejong

We're here to be with her, and to help her in a spiritual way. I think our presence here is a way to sustain the possibility of freedom.

Juliette Binoche

We really don't know where he is, so we can't exclude anything as a possibility.

James Lewis

There is just so much possibility for tragedy. You never want an officer to pull a gun in an environment like a residence hall.

Wayne Silcox

This isn't the first time we've heard about the possibility of an end to the policy in March ... but the risks of that happening have increased a bit.

Fumihiko Kawano

I discussed the possibility. It is always a tool in the tool box.

Rick Ott

It's not out of the realm of possibility that this thing could grow to a Category 4.

Robbie Berg

With the economy operating at close to full capacity, it's important that the Fed be vigilant about the possibility of some acceleration in inflation.

Alfred Broaddus

Even if an employer offers coverage for dependents, most people in Humboldt County have to pay for it. It's unaffordable for a family that has to pay for rent, groceries, sneakers. Paying $100, $150 or $200 a month is way beyond the realm of possibility.

Alan Katz

If you're a foreign intelligence service and you know that a [US] federal agency is buying 15,000 computers from [a Chinese] company, wouldn't you look into the possibility that you could do something about that?

Larry Wortzel

If you are the first to approach the homeowners, these properties can provide an excellent opportunity for real estate deals with a possibility for great returns.

Serdar Bankaci

You have to accept the possibility that a major portion of the people will be left behind. You may have to write some of them off in far larger numbers than people realize.

Roger Cressey

There are enough fossils showing distinctive features to rule out the possibility these are unusual or aberrant modern humans.

Chris Stringer

We're not exactly sure why, but one possibility is although people are discouraged by the performance in the market recently, there may not be a lot of fear. It may be, despite the slide, that there's still a large degree of optimism in the market.

Charles Tennes

With the snow, they were plowing the parking lot, so we know he had no car here. There is a possibility he may have had a car at the gas station next door where he may have stored a getaway vehicle.

Matt Halverson

We're going on a very strong possibility that this is the same man.

Sgt. Barry Reynolds

We have to keep everybody sharp and ready. There's a real possibility we could be mobilized again with little notice.

Peter Judge

We've never gone into a community without first being invited. We were very pleased when the board of directors asked if we were willing to entertain the possibility.

Jon Ness

I remember when I was a rookie and would just let it go. There's absolutely no possibility I could ever have hit it that far. Just unbelievable.

Rory Sabbatini

Because the HDS story has legs, there's a distinct possibility it'll IPO. The disadvantage for Hitachi would be letting go of the crown jewels. But HDS could better compete against EMC and maximize its partnerships.

Shebly Seyrafi

It's been pretty traumatic for her. Hanging over her head from Day One has been the consistent possibility that she could lose her job.

Peter Simonson

I knew there was that possibility there, that I would get a shot to be in the rotation. Now I've just got to go out and do the job.

Aaron Heilman

Even the dogs in the street know that there will be no decommission, no possibility of decommission ... if this process fails.

George J. Mitchell

It's certainly a possibility ... It remains to be seen how much can be accomplished how quickly.

Cal Cohen

There's a possibility of a joint San Francisco-Oakland strike. We hope it doesn't happen, but that is a possibility. Both unions would be stronger if we go on strike together.

Ben Visnick

That's definitely a possibility. Right now I'm focusing on George Porter's 300 hurdles (prep record), which is 35.32. That's the goal.

David Klech

The question is whether this has signed away the possibility of reform in the longer term.

David Naude

We've got Hanover this week. We'll let [the possibility of a playoff appearance] take care of itself.

Mark Robinson

This study has demolished the misconception about old age, ... The possibility of experiencing positive, vital aging lasting into our tenth decade of life is one of the new realities of the 21 st century.

James Firman

That's sweet right there. I couldn't even have the possibility of doing it. That's so sweet. We've got the utmost respect for Mike and the things he's done here.

Brandon Siler

The possibility of friendly fire, I say the possibility, did not come from the air. It was not about bombs. So we are now investigating where this possible friendly fire came from, but it was not from an aircraft of any type.

David Fraser

Maybe there are some women ... who can never. That is a possibility, but that would be a small amount.

Dr. Virginia Sadock

A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope.

Howard Thurman

We're hoping to find someone who might have been caught in a spot where there was some air, ... But ... as we get farther down and (the search area becomes smaller) it does become less of a possibility that they'll be alive.

Thomas Von Essen

There will be a return to a positive cycle in beef that could normalize earnings. Share prices in the mid-$20s is a possibility, and that is a long way from where they are trading now.

Brian Barish

As the process progresses, should our interests align, there's a possibility that something might occur. But I think it's too early to say if there's a deal structure that might come out of that.

Mark Mcinnes

Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right.

Igor Stravinsky

Climate is changing in New Hampshire and New England, and the evidence is already here. It's not a question of some future possibility. It's happening.

Tom Kelly

It's still a possibility we're going to have some reduction in services, ... The reality is that we have more services than are mandated, a lot more.

Sandy Johnson

We are already a young team, and now we face the possibility of losing a junior and senior for our first game in the North. Courtland is a good blocker, runner and brings a lot of experience so we are going to miss him a lot.

John Wells

As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as I don't even like riding in elevators.

Bill Watterson

Detectives are investigating the possibility that drugs may have played a role in this incident.

Deputy Dawn Barkman

Literature is the human activity that takes the fullest and most precise account of variousness, possibility, complexity, and difficulty.

Lionel Trilling

The present charge is one for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. There is a possibility of a life sentence.

Shashi Nathan

He has to decide whether to hold a synod different from the past, in which bishops have the possibility not only of being listened to but of making decisions.

Alberto Melloni

If successful, such claims could result in the loss of most if not all of the annual MSA payments to Kentucky, which have consistently exceeded $105 million each year. Moreover, there is a possibility that the flat fee contemplated by this legislation could be invalidated as a result of litigation.

Attorney General Greg Stumbo

It certainly isn't unheard of, or outside the realm of possibility.

Mary Gianakis

If we have a surge in sales on Saturday ... it's a possibility that [the jackpot] can exceed or reach $300 million.

Tony Cooper

Right now the Spurs are in business besides basketball. We're sincere in looking at the possibility of Major League Baseball in San Antonio.

Leo Gomez

With seven experienced players returning, the road to a championship is a possibility.

Jim Lawinger

We were eager to do it this past year and we just weren't ready. We've done further testing, and it's ready, and we're eager to implement it at the first ideal possibility we can find.

David Higdon

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

David Soul

The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki

Tomorrow is a new day and it takes one ball to get you out but I am feeling confident and a double hundred is a possibility.

Younis Khan

At a minimum, ... would eliminate the possibility of the death sentence and could exculpate him from the specific conspiracies charged in this case.

Leonie Brinkema

We would fight not for the political future of a distant city, rather for principles whose destruction would ruin the possibility of peace and security for the peoples of the earth.

Neville Chamberlain

The time is not ripe. But we do not rule out the possibility in the future.

Xiao Wunan

There's a strong possibility that it was self-defense.

Craig Mitnick

Once you make that decision, you're going to have some doubts. I realize I've made the best decision for myself and my future. There's still a possibility of walking-on to the basketball team. It's my decision.

Darrell Davis

And home rule is a possibility with us. It's an interesting option at this point. But I don't want to make it sound as a threat.

Steve Ross

It's not a possibility because of that. Something else may develop. Our first goal is to get into the tournament. That's been our focus.

Jim Schaus

Technically, I don't see any possibility of retrieving survivors.

Puji Pujiono

We can't say when or if this is going to happen, but we are exploring the possibility.

Stephen Kodak

It doesn't change anything from what we already know. There have been reports of that and reports saying the opposite. The jury continues to be out. This is just another paper that throws more weight on this possibility without discounting the other.

Maria Carrillo

It's possible. You know, this is City Hall. You know this isn't Miss Nelly's playroom. So there could have been the possibility of trying to skirt the issue, no pun intended. Or it could have been happenstance.

Tom Ammiano