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Daily Inspiration Quote by Audrey Hepburn

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"

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Audrey Hepburn’s line is pure linguistic sleight of hand: a dad-joke-level pun dressed in couture. “Nothing is impossible” is the oldest motivational poster on Earth, the kind of phrase that risks sounding like it was printed on a mug and forgotten in an office kitchen. Hepburn rescues it by cracking it open from the inside. She doesn’t argue with cynicism; she sidesteps it. By pointing to the word itself, she converts inspiration from a sermon into a trick of perception: hope as a matter of reframing, not brute-force willpower.

The subtext is especially Hepburn: elegance without heaviness. As an actress whose image often read as weightless grace, she knew how to make effort look like ease. That matters here. The pun doesn’t just “make it memorable”; it softens the demand that positivity culture often imposes. Instead of scolding you into grit, it invites you into play. If “impossible” contains “I’m possible,” then the obstacle isn’t a wall so much as a story you’ve been telling yourself.

Culturally, the quote lives in that mid-century optimism that Hollywood exported alongside its icons. Hepburn’s life also complicates it: war-time scarcity, intense scrutiny, humanitarian work. The line isn’t a denial of hardship so much as a refusal to let hardship monopolize the script. It’s optimism with a wink, and that wink is the point.

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TopicMotivational
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Later attribution: Quotes: The Famous and Not so Famous (Terence M. Dorn Ph.D., 2021) modern compilationISBN: 9781662447952 · ID: ptZSEAAAQBAJ
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... Audrey Hepburn The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters . -Audrey Hepburn Nothing is impossible , the word itself says " I'm possible " ! — Audrey Hepburn To plant a garden is to believe in ...
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hepburn, Audrey. (2026, January 11). Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nothing-is-impossible-the-word-itself-says-im-4437/

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Hepburn, Audrey. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" FixQuotes. January 11, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nothing-is-impossible-the-word-itself-says-im-4437/.

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"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" FixQuotes, 11 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nothing-is-impossible-the-word-itself-says-im-4437/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993) was a Actress from Belgium.

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