You have to leave room in life to dream.
—Buffy Sainte-Marie (b.1941) Canadian Musician
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.
—Jonas Salk (1914–95) American Microbiologist
Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: “What is my truest intention?” Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it’s right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.
—Austin O’Malley (1858–1932) American Aphorist, Ophthalmologist
We all have the ability…we just don’t all have the courage to follow our dreams and to follow the signs.
—Paulo Coelho (b.1947) Brazilian Songwriter, Novelist
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
—Les Brown
More things are wrought by prayer than the world dreams of. What are men better than sheep or goats, that nourish a blind life within the brain, if, knowing God, they lift no hands of prayer both for themselves and those who call them friends!
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
Your dreams will come true… if you can see it… if you believe in it… then you can achieve it.
—Unknown
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
—Langston Hughes (1902–67) American Poet, Fiction Writer, Dramatist
Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–44) French Novelist, Aviator
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.
—Unknown
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.
—James A. Michener (1907–97) American Writer, Novelist
The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams.
—Jack Welch (1935–2020) American Businessperson
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Writer, Aviator
Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true.
—Leo Joseph Suenens (1904–96) Belgian Catholic Religious Leader, Theologian
I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint—and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.
—Leo Joseph Suenens (1904–96) Belgian Catholic Religious Leader, Theologian
Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Dream big and dare to fail.
—Norman D. Vaughan (1905–2005) American Dogsled Driver, Explorer
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 don’t have to come true at age 20, 30, or 40; they often occur long past when you thought possible.
—Anonymous
For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
—Tim Ferriss (b.1977) American Self-help Author
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
—A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) Indian Head of State, Scientist
The more you can dream, the more you can do.
—Michael Korda (b.1933) English-born Writer, Novelist
I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become…Become the change you want to see – those are words I live by.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
—Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Polymath, Painter, Sculptor, Architect
He dreamed he was eating shredded wheat and woke up to find the mattress half gone.
—Fred Allen (1894–1956) American Comedian, Radio Personality
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.
—Eugene Ionesco (1909–94) Romanian-born French Dramatist
Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
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