APAD: Never say never

Never say never

Meaning you should not declare that something will never happen or is impossible, because it might happen in the future. It's a reminder to remain open-minded and flexible, as situations and people can change, and unexpected possibilities can arise. 
 
The idiom suggests that life is full of surprises and that it's unwise to dismiss any possibility. It promotes an attitude of not being closed off to new experiences or opportunities. The core idea is not to take the word "never" too literally, but to avoid making definitive statements about the future. 

Nothing is impossible, anything can happen, as in Mary said Tom would never call her again, but I told her, “Never say never.” This expression was first recorded in Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers (1837).

Canadian singer Justin Bieber also wrote a song titled  "Never Say Never".  The song is used as the theme song for the 2010 film The Karate Kid, and features a rap verse from its star, Jaden Smith. 

 

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1 of life truths & a nice song! But I never said a dirtyWord -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 05:48:05

inMyLife anywhere&am intent 2keep it this way: never swear~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 05:53:13

I swore a lot -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:41:21

BTW, JB is quite annoying for me -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:53:40

Sorry but don’t care who JB is -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 17:07:20

I think everything is possible. When I said I would be a doc -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 08:22:09

in the US,even I myself wouldn't believe it would come true~ -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 08:22:56

You want be doc? I can be xls or ppt then -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:50:15

LOL! Enjoy coming to MYSJ to chat w/ u guys!I'm crying-笑哭了:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 14:04:26

A funny story. Yesterday,I gave a patient a follow-up call, -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (789 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 08:46:13

So you wrote? I can't tell dirt from dert in a conversation. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:39:58

昨天发生的真人真事啊。我当然是听错了,所以,我开始没听懂他在说什么啊。。后来他说和我开玩笑:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:45:47

哈哈,真是太喜欢上班了,好多好玩的事儿:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:49:15

把 dirt 听成 dert 也不易. You must be thinking of some drug:-))) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 10:51:12

估计他没见过像我这么负责的医生~:)我说“U scared me to death!I trust u 100%!”:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 10:58:22

tell him incense ash works better -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:40:19

I‘m not as smart as you!:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 14:00:31

Made me want to go to Okinawa to try some karate. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 08:52:17

你看2025的Karate kid:Legends了吗?我看了,还挺好看的 -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 08:54:03

For a film, I'd wait at least 5yrs, in case it won't survive -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:04:22

I like the older version, old Mr. Miyagi -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:43:22

我们这costco有个老员工,我说先生你长得真像Mr. Miyagi, 加拿大的环境学家Mr. David Suzuki -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:45:57

也长这样。他对我说我确实很像他 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:46:53

Thanks! 别把话说绝了?言辞有度? -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:15:28

yes but also depends, 对这个电影里的这首歌儿,是“永不言败”的意思, IMHO. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 09:23:52

是的过去有同学不太明白这个词的真实含义,老师问他结婚没有,他回答never, 老师给他纠正,not yet -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 13:48:56

“Never” is used often by people. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 14:37:05

yes, & some may even say: over my dead body :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/16/2025 postreply 14:47:45

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