Roll Safe Think About It

"You can do anything" sounds excessively optimistic, especially to strangers whom you know absolutely nothing about.

then you'd be one of the "never be" folks. If YOU don't think you can do something, you're right because you probably won't even try.

You can't be 100% optimistic, but you shouldn't be 100% pessimistic either. There has to be a balance.

The real problem is people who think they can do things they really can't, and as a result, they end up in jail, or in the emergency room, or in a casket.

you DID see the part about APTITUDE ? You have to be realistic, but you're clearly a "I have too many excuses not to" person.

Some things you have aptitude for, and some things you don't. But no matter how much aptitude you have, you will never be able to break the laws of physics or thermodynamics.