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never say never

Date: Mar 03 2011

Themes: Music

Quote

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“Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone stop you. Never say never.”

- Singer Justin Bieber on believing in your dreams. (Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever)

Definition

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nothing is impossible; don’t say you can’t do something

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It’s easy for Justin Bieber to say never say never. At 16 he’s seen pretty much all of his wildest dreams come true. After becoming famous on the Internet with homemade YouTube videos of himself singing, Usher and Justin Timberlake fought over the opportunity to produce his first album. Released just after his sixteenth birthday, My World 2.0 immediately hit number one. Now Justin tours the world, preforming before thousands of screaming, lovesick fans. They even have a special name for themselves, “the Beliebers,” which is a play on the word “believers.”

Recently, Justin released a film about his path to stardom called Never Say Never. Justin says that never say never is his favorite saying. If you never say never, you believe that anything is possible. You never say that something will never happen, and you always believe in your dreams, even if they are as crazy as becoming rich and famous overnight, like Justin did.

What are your dreams? Do you never say never?

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“Becoming a famous actress is hard, but you have a lot of talent. Never say never.”

“I’m sure you’ll find a girlfriend soon. Never say never. “

“I’ll never say never about becoming a chef. I’m sure that if I keep working hard, I’ll get there.”

Winners

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	by guobao207
	NEVER GIVE UP by 554303435
	never be hopeless by banjiraiya
	its mean nothing impossible and every thing will happen. future is uncertain. by silence!
	never say necer means to believe that something very unlikely will happen by monacovalentina
	never give up on ur dreams or something or wish .... cuz if u believe in something nothing's impossible ...so never say never by spacedragon
	I think it means try and try and don't stop when you confront with obstacles by sepideh_saied
	Never give up! Keep going towards your dream and never say "I won't achieve my goal" by VadimATP
	don't quit by Bitten by an Arab bug
	Everything is possible. by sofree

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sj1

Pakistan

well i wud say datt..

we should never give up..believe in our self..try our best..nd we willl be able t0 fulfill our dreams

kikii144

Latvia

Never stop fighting about yous dreams. Hard work leads to success.

tadaei

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

never give up !

amandalu

China

never give up, my dream will be come true.

coolest ^_*

United Arab Emirates

I can do it !! =]

andrespretty2

Colombia

Yes, we should have in mind all our dreams, and always to fight for them, never say never will be my favourite slang now.

Sir_pouria_H

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Pigs might fly.

If you want you can do every thing.

nekgkb

Saudi Arabia

i agree never give up

dpogit91

Viet Nam

Honestly speaking, I don't like him. Sorry to whom are fans of him. I totally respect ur personal hobby. I used to feel normal with him, previously. I didn't find him special that didnt mean I hate him.

However, he behaved as a superstar after some first success. Gosh, it makes me revolted.

Aurora das Virgens

Brazil

After fighting this life a lot, I found out that the impossible is just fisicaly impossible. And considering that what is material is also trasitory,the impossible uses to turn into possible. So we have just to go on fighting and learning…

hallicious

Algeria

iam a dreamer, and i believe that one day my dreams will become true .

wenyuyan

China

justin bieber 你懂的，敏敏

Zaccarias

Brazil

The success is preceded for effort. A Brazilian preacher told on his speech: You have the size of your dream! Without your dream, you are so small.
So, you should dream, seek, believe, because "Everything is possible for him who believes".
May God Bless you all.

tony.yy

China

Never say never,I get it.

deroz

Egypt

yeh never say never and never say impossible :)

always says i can do it

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

it's easy to say "never say never" literally; but in action few people can

shadow of willow

Turkey

Never say never. You don't lose your hopes anytime and go ahead struggle for it. On the other hand, you don't say "never" about future because ,one day, you can need to do what you will never do. NEVER SAY NEVER and just try to understand.