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Adherents of the 'impossible is nothing' mantra frequently ground their boundless optimism in a grain of verifiable reality. Strictly (9) .........., as academic logicians are often quick to point out, only (10) .......... which entails a direct logical contradiction is inherently impossible. For instance, a square cannot simultaneously be a circle, (11) .......... can there ever be a deviation from basic arithmetic. Nevertheless, the constraints that the majority of us keep in (12) .......... when assessing our life prospects are seldom rooted in logic. For as (13) .......... as an outcome remains theoretically possible, individuals cannot help (14) .......... speculate on whether their aspirations might manifest. This tendency is amplified by a cultural pressure to (15) .......... big, framing impossibility as a mere byproduct of a cynical perspective. It would be far more pragmatic to analyze objective variables; adding caveats about desire is redundant (16) .......... the low probability of success.