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Dream Quotes

"The more you can dream, the more you can do."

"The more you can dream, the more you can do."

Michael Korda, English Novelist

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"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."

"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."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

Dream, Dreams, Money, Life

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"Are you in my dream too?"

"Are you in my dream too?"

M. Night Shyamalan, American Director

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"Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream."

"Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream."

Heidi Klum, German Model

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"Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true."

"Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true."

Paracelsus, Swiss Scientist

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"The usual comment from psychologists and psychiatrists was that it's best not to encourage people to look at their dreams because they are liable to stir up problems for themselves."

"The usual comment from psychologists and psychiatrists was that it's best not to encourage people to look at their dreams because they are liable to stir up problems for themselves."

Henry Reed, English Writer

Dream, Dreams, People, Problems

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"I have always been amazed at the way an ordinary observer lends so much more credence and attaches so much more importance to waking events than to those occurring in dreams... Man... is above all the plaything of his memory."

"I have always been amazed at the way an ordinary observer lends so much more credence and attaches so much more importance to waking events than to those occurring in dreams... Man... is above all the plaything of his memory."

Andre Breton, French Poet

Dream, Dreams, Events, Importance, Man

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"Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me."

"Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me."

Wislawa Szymborska, Polish Poet

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"The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams."

"The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams."

Tupac Shakur, American Musician

Dream, Dreams, Man

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"You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream."

"You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream."

Gloria Estefan, American Musician

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"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe."

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe."

Gail Devers, American Athlete

Dream, Dreams, Faith, Work, Belief

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"A lost but happy dream may shed its light upon our waking hours, and the whole day may be infected with the gloom of a dreary or sorrowful one; yet of neither may we be able to recover a trace."

"A lost but happy dream may shed its light upon our waking hours, and the whole day may be infected with the gloom of a dreary or sorrowful one; yet of neither may we be able to recover a trace."

Walter de La Mare, English Poet

Dream, Day, Light, May

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"It's a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on what's right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But that's sort of what we're showing. And you can dream."

"It's a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on what's right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But that's sort of what we're showing. And you can dream."

Geena Davis, American Actress

Dream, Choices, Fantasy, President

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"For hope is but a dream for those that wake."

"For hope is but a dream for those that wake."

Matthew Prior, English Poet

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"Christianity is a battle not a dream."

"Christianity is a battle not a dream."

Wendell Phillips, American Activist

Dream, Christianity, Battle

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"I think I usually have quite ordinary dreams. Sometimes my dreams take me to other dimensions. I can travel in my mind especially when I'm dreaming I focus my mind on what I want to dream. If I want to fly, I focus on flying."

"I think I usually have quite ordinary dreams. Sometimes my dreams take me to other dimensions. I can travel in my mind especially when I'm dreaming I focus my mind on what I want to dream. If I want to fly, I focus on flying."

Uri Geller, Israeli Entertainer

Dream, Dreams, Travel, Flying, Focus

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"My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting."

"My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting."

Armand Assante, American Actor

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"If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams."

"If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Dream, Dreams, Hunger, Responsibility, Will

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"While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put."

"While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

Dream, Traveling

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"In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams."

"In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams."

Laura Miller, American Politician

Dream, Dreams, Money, Being, Interest

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"I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream."

"I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream."

Rachel Dratch, American Comedian

Dream, Childhood

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"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."

"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

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"If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up with things, to reach for those impossible dreams, all those dramatic things."

"If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up with things, to reach for those impossible dreams, all those dramatic things."

Gary Numan, British Musician

Dream, Dreams, Thought, Struggle

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"I really have the American dream licked."

"I really have the American dream licked."

Ted Nugent, American Musician

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"All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream."

"All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

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"That was my dream, to drive for Ferrari, but I am not a kid any more. If Ferrari is the best team and if I get the chance to drive for Ferrari, it would be with pleasure."

"That was my dream, to drive for Ferrari, but I am not a kid any more. If Ferrari is the best team and if I get the chance to drive for Ferrari, it would be with pleasure."

Jean Alesi, French Celebrity

Dream, Chance, Pleasure

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"I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream."

"I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream."

Rick Perry, American Politician

Dream, Conservative, Nation

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"I actually build my dreams around the dancers I've got in my company."

"I actually build my dreams around the dancers I've got in my company."

Graeme Murphy, Australian Dancer

Dream, Dreams, Company

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"In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress."

"In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress."

Leonard Cohen, Canadian Musician

Dream, Dreams, Truth, Absence

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"How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams."

"How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams."

Bram Stoker, Irish Writer

Dream, Dreams, People, Nothing, Sleep

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"In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that's what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true."

"In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that's what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true."

Loretta Young, American Actress

Dream, Dreams, Girls, Nothing

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"Sirk was every woman's dream of a director."

"Sirk was every woman's dream of a director."

Dorothy Malone, American Actress

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"Don't dream it, be it."

"Don't dream it, be it."

Tim Curry, British Actor

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"But you have to do what you dream of doing even while you're afraid."

"But you have to do what you dream of doing even while you're afraid."

Arianna Huffington, American Journalist

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"I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren."

"I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren."

Tom Coburn, American Politician

Dream, Children, Promises

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"Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for."

"Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for."

Mary Lou Retton, American Athlete

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"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live."

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live."

Greg Anderson, American Athlete

Dream, Dreams, Love, Goals, Completion

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"Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up."

"Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Dream, Dreams, Idea, Being

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"The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad."

"The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad."

Thomas Dolby, English Musician

Dream, Dreams, Man

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"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream."

"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

Dream, Being, Living, May

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"I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life - people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.'"

"I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life - people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.'"

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Dream, Dreams, Life, People, First

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"It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true."

"It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true."

Roger Babson, American Educator

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"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."

John Lennon, English Musician

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"My dream has come true, now that I have passed it on."

"My dream has come true, now that I have passed it on."

Mandy Patinkin, American Actor

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"When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers."

"When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers."

Ice T, American Musician

Dream, First, Rap

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"And our dreams are who we are."

"And our dreams are who we are."

Barbara Sher, American Businessman

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"I've woken up from dreams and the whole song is there. I'm listening to it in my dreams. I consciously have to wake myself up and get a tape recorder because I hear it like a record."

"I've woken up from dreams and the whole song is there. I'm listening to it in my dreams. I consciously have to wake myself up and get a tape recorder because I hear it like a record."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Dream, Dreams, Listening, Song

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Dream, Life, Dreams, Direction

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"Acting is playing - it's actually going out on a playground with the other kids and being in the game, and I need that. Writing satisfies that part of myself that longs to sit in my room and dream."

"Acting is playing - it's actually going out on a playground with the other kids and being in the game, and I need that. Writing satisfies that part of myself that longs to sit in my room and dream."

Billy Bob Thornton, American Actor

Dream, Acting, Being, Kids

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"It was a dream come true performing with her and just being on the same record. So in my eyes, she was the epitome of a great voice and for us to share together was awesome."

"It was a dream come true performing with her and just being on the same record. So in my eyes, she was the epitome of a great voice and for us to share together was awesome."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Dream, Being, Eyes, Voice

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