# Venture Beyond the Possible into the Impossible by Arthur C. Clarke > "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." > **— Arthur C. Clarke**, *1962, Profiles of the Future, Clarke's Second Law* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Profiles of the Future, Clarke's Second Law, 1962. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Profiles of the Future, Clarke's Second Law](https://clarkeinstitute.org/arthur-c-clarke/quotable-arthur-c-clarke/) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." — Arthur C. Clarke, 1962, Profiles of the Future, Clarke's Second Law https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-arthur-clarke-venture-beyond-possible-impossible ```