vision quotes

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.

Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I’ll be right there with you as a citizen – inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.

Everything I’ve been thinking, every vision, even down to every shot I throw, it just ends up here in reality. Whether it was in a fight and how to react or whether it was in a stadium with screaming fans or whether I was in a fancy car or the best clothes ever, I always put myself somewhere.

As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we’re going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.

The statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his nation’s experience and his vision.

My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.

Our vision and commitment is towards the country’s progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.

I want a president who will teach our children that everyone in this country matters, a president who truly believes in the vision that our Founders put forth all those years ago that we are all created equal, each a beloved part of the great American story.

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.

My own view is that every company requires a long-term view.

I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction – especially autobiographies and biographies. I’ve read ‚Long Walk to Freedom‘ by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I’m totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can’t make anybody believe that he has it.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve.

The vision is to figure out how there can really be dynamic entrepreneurialism in space.

I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.

Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.

Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.

I would venture to guess that the biggest reason creative types don’t produce isn’t because they don’t have vision… or talent… in most cases, it’s a lack of discipline.

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Positional 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.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don’t change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

It is unnecessary to say that Fidel Castro possesses the high qualities of a fighter and statesman: our path, our struggle, and our triumph we owed to his vision.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

A mission statement is not something you write overnight… But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.

I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.

A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.

Begin with the end in mind.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.

I’m a really artistic person, and so, with the live stuff, there’s a lot that I think is really cool. Beyonce and Rihanna have all these dancers. So with the live costumes and video costumes, I’d really like to have my vision. The way that I want people to dress is very specific. I love fashion.

I believe that many of my young guys lived because I didn’t waste their lives because I didn’t have the vision in my mind of how to destroy the enemy at least cost to our guys and to the innocents on the battlefields.

Go as far as you can see; when you get there you’ll be able to see farther.

I can’t think without my glasses.

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting, some deep-set, and some moderate, and those which are deep-set have the most acute vision in all animals; the middle position is a sign of the best disposition.

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one’s people that has not previously been taken into account.