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Quotes about Dreams

    “Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.”

    Eugene Ionesco, via Sunbeams (Page 98)

      “If you’re going to worry about something, worry about the cost of not pursuing your dream.”

      Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 222)

        “Regret is what you should fear the most.  If something is going to keep you awake at night, let it be the fear of not following your dream.  Be afraid of settling.”

        Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 220)

          “Even with the support of others, it’s hard to struggle through hardship without sufficient motivation of your own.”

          Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 175)

            “Must a dream have only one owner? Not if two or more minds see the world from the same perspective.”

            Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 175)

              “If your family or close friends don’t understand your dream, you need to find people who do.”

              Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 175)

                “I looked for someone outside of myself to dream up and create what only I could. I eventually realized that no one else can see your big picture. Only you know the journey you’re on. Others can contribute, and you should definitely surround yourself with smart people who lift you higher and share in your vision. But the truth is, even with wise counsel, only you know what your next step should be. All my best decisions in life have come when I’ve tuned in to what felt like the best move for me.”

                Oprah Winfrey, via More Myself (Page 193)

                  “If the Egyptians had so capably built their temples and pyramids without the benefit of modern architectural tools, then I, the daughter of this great civilization, must be capable of more than I knew. We all are. Anything we can conceive of can be built. Perhaps not through our efforts alone, but also by the generations of dreamers whose feet will rest on our shoulders.”

                  Alicia Keys, More Myself (Page 105)

                  C. S. Lewis Quote on How You Are Never Too Old To Give Direction To Your Life

                    “You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream.”

                    C. S. Lewis

                    Beyond the Quote (Day 376)

                    I might even take it one step further and say it is precisely when you stop setting goals and dreaming new dreams that you become old. Goals and dreams give direction. Direction gives reason and purpose for movement; progress; growth. Without direction, you become directionless; stagnant; immobile. Movement is the essence of life. Stagnation is the essence of death.

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                      “Greatness isn’t easy to achieve. It requires a lot of time, a lot of sacrifices. It requires a lot of tough choices. It requires your loved ones to sacrifice, too, so you have to have an understanding circle of family and friends. People don’t always understand just how much effort from how many people goes into one person chasing a dream to be great.”

                      Kobe Bryant, Mamba Mentality (Page 33)

                        “Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.” ~ Jordan Peterson, via 12 Rules for Life (Page xxxii)

                          “Even if you’re surrounded by positive people, they will have ideas about who you are, what you’re good at, and how you should focus your energy.  That sh*t is just human nature, and if you try to break out of their box you’ll get some unsolicited advice that has a way of smothering your aspirations if you let it.  Often our people don’t mean any harm.  Nobody who cares about us actually wants us to get hurt.  They want us to be safe, comfortable, and happy, and not to have to stare at the floor in a dungeon sifting through shards of our broken dreams.  Too bad.  There’s a lot of potential in those moments of pain.  And if you figure out how to piece that picture back together, you’ll find a hell of a lot of power there too!” ~ David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

                            “Most of us are motivated as hell to do anything to pursue our dreams until those around us remind us of the danger, the downside, our own limitations, and all the people before us that didn’t make it.  Sometimes the advice comes from a well-intentioned place.  They really believe they are doing it for our own good but if you let them, these same people will talk you out of your dreams.” ~ David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

                              “Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.” ~ T.E. Lawrence via The Way of the Seal