And our dreams are who we are.
—Barbara Sher (1935–2020) American Career Coach
There is no straight line to a dream.
—Jack Welch (1935–2020) American Businessperson
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
—Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015) American Christian Televangelist, Author
Don’t start living tomorrow, tomorrow never arrives. Start working on your dreams and ambitions today.
—Anonymous
Channels are blocked in the mind, from the day. Lie down in blackness of night, forgotten remnants rush to the mind, or creeping slowly appear in the dreams.
—Nathaniel LeTonnerre
A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.
—Unknown
I make beanstalks; I’m a builder, like yourself.
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) American Poet, Playwright, Feminist
Castles in the air – -they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build as well.
—Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) Norwegian Playwright
Dreams show you that you have the power…
—Helen Schucman (1909–81) American Psychologist, Christian Author
Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul.
—Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962) French Philosopher, Psychoanalyst, Poet
If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen.
—Richard DeVos (1926–2018) American Businessman, Philanthropist
All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
—Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American Novelist, Poet
I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind.
—John Cheever (1912–82) American Novelist, Short-story Writer
Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.
—Charles Lindbergh (1902–74) American Aviator, Inventor, Conservationist
Some men look at things the way they are and ask why? I dream of things that are not and ask why not?
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Big thinking precedes great achievement.
—Wilferd Arlan Peterson (1900–95) American Author
Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–44) French Novelist, Aviator
The center of every man’s existence is a dream.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
—Ben Stein (b.1944) American Writer, Actor, Commentator
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
Look, there are no shortcuts in golf, and there are no shortcuts in life. You have to work for it. Dream big and keep your dreams for yourself. Because the dreams that you have are those things that separate you from others. If you give up your dream, you give up hope. And without hope, you are nothing.
—Tiger Woods (b.1975) American Sportsperson
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
—Matthew Prior (1664–1721) English Poet, Diplomat
Ask yourself, “How long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?” I suggest you answer, “As long as it takes.”
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act!
—Alfred A. Montapert (1906–97) American Engineer, Philosopher
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
—William C. Dement (1928–2020) American Sleep Researcher
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
—Buddhist Teaching
At a time when opportunism is everything, when hope seems lost, when everything boils down to a cynical business deal, we must find the courage to dream. To reclaim romance. The romance of believing in justice, in freedom, and in dignity. For everybody.
—Arundhati Roy (b.1961) Indian Author, Actress, Activist
If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.
—Ray Bradbury (b.1920) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
—Madonna (b.1958) American Pop Singer, Actress
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