Top 69 Inspirational Dream Quotes (BELIEVE)

Top 11 Most Famous Quotes About Pursuing Your Dreams (BEST)

A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. - J. R. R. Tolkien — A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. – **J. R. R. Tolkien**

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. - Les Brown — Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our **fears**. – **Les Brown**

I saw that dreams don't respond to thoughts of someday, but only to brave actions and turbulent transitions. - John Soforic — I saw that dreams don’t respond to thoughts of someday, but only to brave **actions** and turbulent transitions. – John Soforic

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C.S. Lewis — You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – **C.S. Lewis**

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt — The **future** belongs to those who **believe** in the beauty of their dreams. – **Eleanor Roosevelt**

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. – Martin Luther King, Jr. — I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their **character**. – **Martin Luther King, Jr.**

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rather than pushed by our memories. - Jesse Jackson — Our dreams must be stronger than our **memories**. We must be pulled by our dreams, rather than pushed by our memories. – **Jesse Jackson**

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?' – George Bernard Shaw — You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’ – **George Bernard Shaw**

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson — I like the dreams of the **future** better than the history of the past. – **Thomas Jefferson**

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney — All our dreams can come true, if we have the **courage** to pursue them. – **Walt Disney**

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain — Keep away from people who try to belittle your **ambitions**. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. – **Mark Twain**

30 Motivational Quotes About the Power of Dreams (DARE TO DREAM)

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

God would not have put a dream in your heart if He had not already given you everything you need to fulfill it. - Joel Osteen — God would not have put a dream in your heart if He had not already given you everything you need to fulfill it. – **Joel Osteen**

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. - Harriet Tubman — Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the **patience**, and the **passion** to reach for the stars to **change** the world. – **Harriet Tubman**

Your dream was given to you. If someone else can’t see it for you, that’s fine, it was given to you and not them. It’s your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it! - Les Brown — Your dream was given to you. If someone else can’t see it for you, that’s fine, it was given to you and not them. It’s your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it! – **Les Brown**

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. - Sigmund Freud — Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. – **Sigmund Freud**

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one. - John Lennon — You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I **hope** someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one. – **John Lennon**

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. - Colin Powell — A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, **determination** and **hard work**. – **Colin Powell**

Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams. – Dwayne Johnson — Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. **Hard work** never stops. Neither should your dreams. – **Dwayne Johnson**

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one. - Marilyn Monroe — Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one. – **Marilyn Monroe**

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. – Pliny the Elder — **Hope** is the pillar that holds up the world. **Hope** is the dream of a waking man. – Pliny the Elder

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream. - Elvis Presley — When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream. – **Elvis Presley**

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. - Oprah Winfrey — The key to realizing a dream is to **focus** not on **success** but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. – **Oprah Winfrey**

People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them. - Mary Kay Ash — People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them. – **Mary Kay Ash**

Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. - Mae Jemison — Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. – **Mae Jemison**

I dream my painting and I paint my dream. - Vincent Van Gogh — I dream my painting and I paint my dream. – **Vincent Van Gogh**

I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams. - Magic Johnson — I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams. – **Magic Johnson**

Power isn’t determined by your size, but the size of your heart and dreams. - Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) — Power isn’t determined by your size, but the size of your heart and dreams. – **Monkey D. Luffy** (One Piece)

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. - John Barrymore — A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. – John Barrymore

Hope is a waking dream. - Aristotle — **Hope** is a waking dream. – **Aristotle**

Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country. - Anais Nin — Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country. – **Anais Nin**

I have had dreams, and I’ve had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. - Jonas Salk — I have had dreams, and I’ve had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. – **Jonas Salk**

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss — You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. – **Dr. Seuss**

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? - Leonardo da Vinci — Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? – **Leonardo da Vinci**

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. - Soren Kierkegaard — To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. – Soren Kierkegaard

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true. - Napoleon Hill — Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true. – **Napoleon Hill**

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams — If your **actions** inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a **leader**. – **John Quincy Adams**

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. - Langston Hughes — Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. – Langston Hughes

28 Inspirational Quotes on Believing in Your Dreams (CHASE)

Have faith today. Keep persisting toward your dreams because we need you. The world needs more people with a courageous heart. - Brendon Burchard — Have faith today. Keep persisting toward your dreams because we need you. The world needs more people with a courageous heart. – **Brendon Burchard**

It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams. - Les Brown — It takes someone with a **vision** of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams. – **Les Brown**

Each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you’re winning. - Michael Dell — Each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you’re winning. – **Michael Dell**

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. - Christopher Reeve — So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. – Christopher Reeve

Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, ‘If you have a dream, chase it’. - Karl Malone — Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, ‘If you have a dream, chase it’. – **Karl Malone**

Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever. - Walt Disney — **Laughter** is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever. – **Walt Disney**

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. – Henry David Thoreau — 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. – **Henry David Thoreau**

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters. - Henry David Thoreau — Dreams are the touchstones of our **characters**. – **Henry David Thoreau**

Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. - Roy T. Bennett — Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your **vision** and **purpose** instead of the expectations and opinions of others. – **Roy T. Bennett**

Dreams don’t come true unless you take **action**. The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them. – **Roy T. Bennett**

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. - Douglas H. Everett — There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. – Douglas H. Everett

I would certainly encourage young people to pursue their dreams. It isn’t always an easy path, but it’s worth going after. – Peggy Whitson — I would certainly **encourage** young people to pursue their dreams. It isn’t always an easy path, but it’s worth going after. – **Peggy Whitson**

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead. - Nelson Mandela — Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead. – **Nelson Mandela**

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. - Kahlil Gibran — I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. – **Kahlil Gibran**

If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn — If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. – **Jim Rohn**

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. – Jonas Salk — **Hope** lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the **courage** of those who dare to make dreams into reality. – Jonas Salk

Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them. - Lewis Howes — Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them. – **Lewis Howes**

You have the patience, the strength and the passion to achieve your ambitions, your goals and your dreams. All you have to do now is try. – Candid Blog — You have the **patience**, the strength and the **passion** to achieve your ambitions, your goals and your dreams. All you have to do now is try. – Candid Blog

If I can’t even protect my captain’s dream, then whatever ambition I have is nothing but talk! Luffy must be the man who becomes the Pirate King! - Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) — If I can’t even protect my captain’s dream, then whatever **ambition** I have is nothing but talk! Luffy must be the man who becomes the Pirate King! – **Roronoa Zoro** (One Piece)

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. - Carl Jung — Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – **Carl Jung**

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Earl Nightingale — Never give up on a dream just because of the **time** it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. – **Earl Nightingale**

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. - Lao Tzu — A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. – **Lao Tzu**

Dream big, start small, but most of all, start. – Simon Sinek — Dream big, start small, but most of all, start. – **Simon Sinek**

Without vision, people perish, and without courage and inspiration dreams die. - Rosa Parks — Without vision, people perish, and without **courage** and **inspiration** dreams die. – **Rosa Parks**

And if you follow your feelings, and you follow your dreams, you might find the forest there in the trees. - Tom Petty — And if you follow your feelings, and you follow your dreams, you might find the forest there in the trees. – **Tom Petty**

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve the fear of failure. - Paulo Coelho — There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. – **Paulo Coelho**

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. - Paulo Coelho — It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. – **Paulo Coelho**

We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses, but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams. - Steve Maraboli — We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses, but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams. – **Steve Maraboli**

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. - J.K. Rowling — It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. – **J.K. Rowling**

Conclusion: The Importance of Having Dreams in Life

According to John C. Maxwell, a dream is an “inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it”. (Source)

Following one’s dreams is an important aspect of life. Following dreams enables one to continue to be hopeful and be young at heart at any age.

Having inspirational dreams helps one develop courage and fuels a person with the drive to achieve success.

To follow one’s dream one must first have a goal, with a goal in mind it is easier to be distracted from negative events that happen in life. Through the process of achieving the said dream, an individual begins to understand and appreciate the meaning and lessons that come with failure. To follow a dream means to avoid the feeling of regret.

One can achieve their dreams first by finding inspiration. Inspiration helps give a sense of purpose. Inspiration can be found through hobbies, the people one meets, and the places one goes.

Most importantly, in pursuing a dream, an individual must not allow themselves to be controlled by the fear of failure. Believing in one’s self is the first thing a person needs to do to be able to chase their dreams.

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