The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Theodore RooseveltI would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I’ve done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I’ve ever had come true – I am so proud of that I can’t even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me.
Dolly PartonIt was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there’s nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.
Virat KohliI 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.
Conor McGregorYou see things; and you say ‚Why?‘ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‚Why not?‘
George Bernard ShawI stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.
Kevin HartOur words have wings, but fly not where we would.
George EliotI’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.
Walt DisneyMan, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
Napoleon HillIf you want to have a life that is worth living, a life that expresses your deepest feelings and emotions and cares and dreams, you have to fight for it.
Alice WalkerI always wanted to know, and I always used to daydream, about what it would be like to stand on a really big stage and sing songs for a lot of people, songs that I had written… Daydreaming was kind of my No. 1 thing when I was little, because I didn’t have much of a social life going on.
Taylor SwiftWhen I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a star. I didn’t really know what all that meant. I didn’t know.
Dolly PartonI wasn’t a kid growing up thinking, ‚One day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech.‘ That wasn’t on my mind.
Adam SandlerThe success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerWe must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager.
Paulo CoelhoIt does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
J. K. RowlingA lot of dreams can turn to nightmares… if you don’t really work them.
Dolly PartonI always thought Johnny Carson was just brilliant, and I used to watch him and all the comics that would be on the show every night – and I’d dream about it being me.
Steven WrightAmerica is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college – the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes – the young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That’s what America is about.
Barack ObamaI 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.
J. ColeI know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.
Dolly PartonDo all you can to make your dreams come true.
Joel OsteenIt seemed like a very small possibility for me to become an artist. I didn’t have the need to be on the stage; I didn’t feel the need to be heard. I just needed to write.
AuroraI have dreams, and I want to see them come to fruition.
Abby Lee MillerI felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie RobinsonIt is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?
Jim CarreyOne day, I want to make a PG film.
Jackie ChanI have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.
Christopher ColumbusI just enjoy it, I am living a life that I never even dreamt of.
Sunil ChhetriDream and you shall become.
Wayne DyerI was sure I’d set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the truth – that I hadn’t set the world on fire, and I was totally unprepared to handle the consequences if ‚The Big Trail‘ had been a success and launched me as a star.
John WayneIf a small-town boy like me who bagged groceries was able to make his dreams come true, you can too.
Bad BunnyWe all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation, whether we believe in God or we have religion or we’re atheist.
Anthony HopkinsWhen I was five, I think, that’s when I started wanting to be an actress. I loved to play. I didn’t like the world around me because it was kind of grim, but I loved to play house. It was like you could make your own boundaries.
Marilyn MonroeWe all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do.
Dale CarnegieIf there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
Nelson MandelaYet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.
Virginia WoolfWhen we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.
Desmond TutuI’ve had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I’ve often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.
Brian EnoI’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.
Bob DylanIf we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
Joseph AddisonWhat difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
Khalil GibranIn high school I wanted to be a rock star and was in a lot of bands.
Adam SandlerThe joy and love that I get from playing football are unbelievable. It is such a feeling that I want to give everything that I have got. I just enjoy it, I am living a life that I never even dreamt of.
Sunil ChhetriMy 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.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say.
Dolly PartonI thought I would be a guy on the radio.
Steven WrightSomeday I want to have children and give them all the love I never had.
Marilyn MonroeI knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn’t think I’d have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn’t know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
Lana Del ReyIt’s every girl’s dream to be a cover girl!
RihannaIn my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.
Douglas MacArthurIt takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
Erma BombeckMy family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn’t have any money, because Africa was the ‚dark continent‘, and because I was a girl.
Jane GoodallI am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.
Lady GagaWhen I was 8 years old, I saw ‚Raiders of the Lost Ark‘ in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.
Dwayne JohnsonPositional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
John C. MaxwellDream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
William Shakespeare