I have crazy claustrophobic dreams, weird elevator dreams where the elevator closes in and all of a sudden I am lying down – oh my God, it’s a casket. Just freaky stuff like that.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?

I just enjoy it, I am living a life that I never even dreamt of.

I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager.

I want people to follow their dreams, yes… but I’m not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers… I want to show them that there’s so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.

In high school I wanted to be a rock star and was in a lot of bands.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

Someday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.

I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life… it’s money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.

I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams.

I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

If a small-town boy like me who bagged groceries was able to make his dreams come true, you can too.

Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

If you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.

You have to dream intentionally. Most people dream a dream when they are asleep. But to be a writer, you have to dream while you are awake, intentionally.

I’m interested in the dream and subconscious mind, the peculiar dream-like quality of our lives, sometime nightmare quality of our lives.

I always entertain great hopes.

Women have to summon up courage to fulfill dormant dreams.

I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

I have dreams, and I want to see them come to fruition.

Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Live the life you’ve dreamed.

If I could have worked from the time I was born until I was 18 and never had to work again, I would have done it.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

One of the huge imbalances in life is the disparity between your daily existence, with its routines and habits, and the dream you have within yourself of some extraordinarily satisfying way of living.

When Paul Allen and I started Microsoft over 30 years ago, we had big dreams about software. We had dreams about the impact it could have.

I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?

Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Dream and you shall become.

They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

When I was a young kid, I did not even dream about playing for my country. It was such a farfetched thing to play for India.

I never expected anyone to take care of me, but in my wildest dreams and juvenile yearnings, I wanted the house with the picket fence from June Allyson movies. I knew that was yearning like one yearns to fly.

I stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.

I know a lot of people say they always believed they could get into F1, but I didn’t quite believe that, certainly not when I was 7 and maybe not until I was 14. It was always so far away.

It’s every girl’s dream to be a cover girl!

I couldn’t say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where nothing is set in stone.

It feels good being a restaurant owner because it’s part of my dreams of being the biggest mogul.

To this day, some of my closest friends say, ‚Gaga, you know, everything’s great. You’re a singer; your dreams have come true.‘ But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you’re growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they’re true.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I’m inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.

I have short goals – to get better every day, to help my teammates every day – but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It’s all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.