(a) Is not materially impossible

It is next to impossible.

And yet, the impossible is happening.

So the seemingly impossible is possible.

To live without air is impossible.

It is impossible to do it.

That aim is impossible to attain.

Without the sun, life is impossible.

We know that this is impossible.

And since what's impossible is always unknown, it allows me to believe I can cheat the impossible.

It is February and not lying is impossible.

So what is this impossible hyperbolic structure?

Distribution is a nightmare, but not impossible.

It says, Thoughts This poem is impossible.

It is absolutely impossible to do so.

It is impossible to live without water.

It is not impossible to eliminate malaria.

Well here's the late, great Jerry Andrus' impossible crate illusion in 3D, in which Jerry is standing inside the impossible crate.

And he says, It is impossible not to lie.

Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.

And they react. They told me what is possible, what is impossible.

It is impossible to master English in a short time.

In fact, I think that security is elusive. It's impossible.

Physically impossible.

That's impossible.

It's impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

Their disposal is, for the time being, impossible because there is no incinerator.

But what you've just done is, in many respects, mathematically impossible.

This is Tom Cruise arriving at the Mission Impossible III premiere.

It is utterly impossible to finish the work within a month.

Silly. Foolish. Impossible.

It's just impossible.

Impossible, you say?

And only two years ago, people were saying that this is impossible.

We could make a similar scale of improbabilities nothing is totally impossible.

You're driven to do something that everyone has told you is impossible.

And I've shown you the shot where the seemingly impossible is possible.

Right? It's impossible to overcome this sense that this is indeed longer.

I've tried to work out which is bigger, and it's almost impossible.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

And remember, please remember my main message, which is this the seemingly impossible is possible.

It is impossible, of course, to eliminate suffering. It is part of the human condition.

It should aim to make justice and prosperity a reality for everyone. And it should reflect the understanding that development is impossible without peace, just as peace is impossible without development and that lasting peace and sustainable development are impossible without respect for human rights and the rule of law.

Which is why you react the way you do, because it looks impossible.