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“The sun has only ever shone for me in France (it certainly did that!). I have got used to beating the streets of Paris, happy beyond words dreaming of a life 125 years long - with the Louvre radiant in the distance. (Chagall couldn't go back to Paris because of the outbreak of the first World War in 1914). Having ended up in the Russian provinces, >.”
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) first seen 1906 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: letter to Sergei K. Markovsky, 1915; as quoted in Marc Chagall - the Russian years 1906 – 1922, editor Christoph Vitali, exhibition catalogue, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 1991, p. 149
“Do you, do you like dreaming of things so impossible or only the practical or ever the wild or waiting through all your bad bad days just to end them with someone you care about and do you like making out and long drives and brown eyes and guys that just don't quite fit in”
Chris Carrabba (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All friends and relatives supported me. I do not know what to say. This is the victory for all Russians, for the whole country. We won the gold medal we were dreaming about. We deserved it.”
Alexander Ovechkin (born 1985) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: World News Connection (May 18, 2008) "Russian Forward Kovalchuk Says He Dreaming About This Victory", Moscow: Information Telegraph Agency of Russia.
“While on my lonely couch I lie, I seldom feel myself alone, For fancy fills my dreaming eye With scenes and pleasures of its own. Then I may cherish at my breast An infant's form beloved and fair, May smile and soothe it into rest With all a Mother's fondest care.”
Anne Brontë (1820–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I sit alone at present, dreaming darkly of a Dun.”
Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In the Gloaming; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“For me, painting means the continuation of dreaming by other means.”
Neo Rauch (born 1960) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Neo Rauch: ‘For Me, Painting Means the Continuation of Dreaming by other Means’" at the Goethe-Institut (February 2007)
“O Sleepless as the river under thee, Vaulting the sea, the prairies’ dreaming sod, Unto us lowliest sometime sweep, descend And of the curveship lend a myth to God.”
Hart Crane (1899–1932) said by 1932 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have a suggestion for Microsoft — no fancy programming required. Just let us users hang out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. Then leave us alone. We're dreaming.”
Ellen Ullman (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nothing is made, Nothing disappears. The same changes, At the same places, Never stopping. The foundation and the roof With the world between Dreaming.”
Dejan Stojanovic (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Through the wide open window on great star, Swinging her lamp above the pear-tree high, Looks in upon these dreaming forms that lie So near in body, yet in soul so far As those bright worlds thick strewn ion that vast depth of sky.”
Eva Dobell (1876–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The compulsion to possess and hold on to things is not unique. Everyone who wants to follow the warrior's path has to rid himself of this fixation in order not to focus our dreaming body on the weak face of the second attention.”
Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The dreaming body, sometimes called the "double" or the "Other," because it is a perfect replica of the dreamer's body, is inherently the energy of a luminous being, a whitish, phantomlike emanation, which is projected by the fixation of the second attention into a three-dimensional image of the body.”
Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The dreaming body is as real as anything we deal with in the world. The second attention is unavoidably drawn to focus on our total being as a field of energy, and transforms that energy into anything suitable. The easiest thing is, of course, the image of the physical body, with which we are already thoroughly familiar from our daily lives and the use of our first attention.”
Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Schumann claimed that his object in writing music was to influence the imagination of the listeners that they could go on dreaming for themselves.”
Walter Raymond Spalding (1865–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the Pregluton, there were no animals of plastic tubing yet. This initial period was marked by an absence of matter. Life then consisted exclusively of dreaming about life.”
Theo Jansen (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So, if consumers are like roaches, then marketers must forever be dreaming up new concoctions for industrial-strength Raid.”
Naomi Klein (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Very tenderly the old man looked at him. He saw not the bloated body nor the evil face of the man; but, as it were, under deep disguise and fleshly concealment, the form that long years of dreaming had made very real to him.”
Olive Schreiner (1855–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Someone has to keep dreaming.”
Kanan Makiya (born 1949) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Critic of Hussein Grapples with Horrors of Post Invasion Iraq" (25 March 2007), by Edward Wong, The New York Times
“There was a smell in the air now. The hot, close, frightening small of mob; mob excited, hungry, dreaming blood and death. The primitive in Stark knew that sweaty acridity all too well.”
Leigh Brackett (1915–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm still dreaming.”
“Dreaming upon the sands I lift mine eyes to gaze Beyond the infinite and heaving blue; The far horizon, blurred in cloud and haze, Bends o'er some beach (I muse) a thousand leagues from view. "And there," saith Fancy, " looking toward these sands, Wistful like thee, an unknown dreamer stands!”
Robert Stanley Weir (1856–1926) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: By The Sea", in The North American Review, Vol. 187 (February 1913) p. 234
“..Africa: it's a magic word that lends itselfs to suppositions and sets amateur explorers to dreaming. I want to try to be 'at home' on this bit of foreign [Arab] soil.”
Eugène Fromentin (1820–1876) first seen 1859 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: as quoted by Sarah Anderson, in Between Sea and Sahara: An Orientalist Adventure, Eugène Fromentin, (1859) - in 'Preface'; transl. Blake Robinson; publisher I.B. Tauris 2004, p. 4
“I am not dreaming about Bollywood as of now but if I get a role in a film, I am open to doing it. I am not obsessed with the idea of being a part of Bollywood. I am happy with television. Television, today, isn’t just bread and butter; it is wine and cheese. TV actors are very well paid, happy and go abroad to spend their holidays. I do not just like TV, I love it.”
Sukirti Kandpal (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Far away I've travelled To stand once more alone. And hear my memories echo Through these hills that I call home. As a child I roamed this valley, I watched the seasons come and go. I spent many hours dreaming On these hills that I call home.”
Iris DeMent (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's the social networks that prevent people from dreaming any more about stars. Their private life is displayed constantly on social networks; and some even post private pictures of themselves. I find it a pity. Being a star entails glamour and secrecy; it's hard to keep any degree of mystery nowadays.”
Catherine Deneuve (born 1943) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Andrew Pulver "Catherine Deneuve: 'Social media has stopped people dreaming about stars'", The Guardian (13 May 2015)
“Dreaming of his future, he no longer heard all the things she did not say. (p164)”
Celeste Ng (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“— and there, on the table under her bedroom window, lies the voice that has set her dreaming again. Fragments of a life lived a long, long time ago. Across a hundred years the woman’s voice speaks to her — so clearly that she cannot believe it is not possible to pick up her pen and answer. (first lines)”
Ahdaf Soueif (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No, you're not dreaming... Now you are conscious. You have never been so conscious as you are now.”
Charbel Makhlouf (1828–1898) said by 1898 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lebanese man finds hand of Providence in mystical experience, Catholic News Agency, (28 Jan 2019)
“Dreaming is easy; I can do it in my sleep.”
Ron English (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All around us, dreamers were dreaming up new ideas: Star Wars, The Clash, Apple. I was nearing thirty ... and wondered if I could do more.”
Paula Wallace first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Bee and the Acorn: A Memoir by Paula Susan Wallace (2016)
“Our bodies are just biological machines that contain the little wet mechanism that responds to “me.” ... We may all be dreaming; from a philosophical standpoint ...”
Claire L. Evans (born 1984) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: All Man, All Machine, All Cop: The Enhanced Personhood of ‘RoboCop’ (The Futurist, February 20, 2014)
“We have to continue dreaming of peace.”
Isaac Herzog (born 1960) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cited in "On 'Gassing the Arabs' and other diseases: Is Israel a 'Sick Society'?", Middle East Monitor (6 December 2021).
“I am dreaming every day about going back to Syria … but I will never return before that criminal regime is toppled.”
Hani Abbas first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview (2022)
“So, I remember myself dreaming about to be a part of a cosmic expedition and work in science checking how the human body is relating with cosmic space, it was a very fantastic idea. Of course, I think that I overestimated the time of development of science. Now I can realise that this is the same subject in my books – thank you for this question.”
Olga Tokarczuk (born 1962) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Transcript from an interview with Olga Tokarczuk" (6 December 2019)
“The pattern of dreaming and deferral and compromise is an altogether familiar one: it is the epitome of a failed life.”
Stephen Greenblatt (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never stop dreaming. If you are not obsessed with what you’re doing, you’re probably doing the wrong thing,”.”
Mo Abudu (born 1964) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mo Abudu speaking at TEXA 2020 in lagos.
“Keep striving, keep dreaming. We are all working together towards a more sustainable, equitable future. The future we envision is within reach, and each action, each voice, is important. That is my message”
Adenike Oladosu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't be so familiar and so much into the details. Keep people dreaming. Close the window, and make them wonder.”
Celine Dion (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was surrealistic. I was really thinking, 'Are we dreaming?' They deny everything, they deny everything.”
Esther Mujawayo (born 1958) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A family looks back on Rwanda's genocide and considers when forgiveness is 'too much to ask'. TheWorld. (April 2019)
“I read somewhere that all this -the people, the animals, the mountains, the rivers -is just God dreaming. I wish he'd wake the fuck up.”
Margaret Wild (born 1948) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Margaret Wild, Jinx,2003
“Most of the things that I did as a child and even as an older growing person were outdoors and were alone. Outside was my church, my place of vision and dreaming.”
Linda Hogan (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Once the decision had been made, once I decided to stop [drinking], it was easy—except for the … three days of unpleasantness, of—well, of having things crawl all over me and hallucinating. … One of the worst things was not being able to remember if I'd slept or not, whether I was dreaming, or whether I was awake. I didn't know.”
Graham Chapman (1941–1989) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Parkinson interview (October 1980).
“By dreaming of his company, I could forget my worries and pain.”
Sanu Sharma wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I like dreaming because it is only then that they can turn into reality.”
Michelle Abueng (born 2001) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michelle Abueng: Botswana’s Youngest Export, by Admin, October 29, 2020
“Be proud of your failures - especially those that come out of you dreaming big, or stepping out of your comfort zone.”
Aisha Ahmed (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m dreaming about that semi-final. I don’t know if I’ll start the game – that’s up to the coach – but I do know that no matter who plays, they will have to give their all because we want to be in the final.”
Uchechi Sunday (born 1994) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Popoola Babalola, Falconets’ star, Sunday: I’m a goal specialist, The Eagle, August 18, 2014.
“I believe in dreaming big no matter what comes your way. That was inspired by Andrew Kabura of SuperSport”
Ariane Uwamahoro (born 1988) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Uwamahoro has weaved a career in sports journalism The New Times, (February 10, 2016)
“I spend a lot of time dreaming of and trying to imagine a feminist future. My utopia has happy woman.”
Godiva Akullo (born 1901) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inspiring African Feminists: Interview with Godiva Akullo. African Feminism. (November 22, 2017)
“When you’re writing a screenplay, it’s like you’re dreaming the film for yourself again and again and again until it becomes almost like a memory before you make it...Nobody in the world cares if it doesn’t exist. You have to either believe in this fiction hard enough for it to become real, or you don’t, and it won’t.”
Greta Gerwig (born 1983) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Greta Gerwig gets real" Dazed (August 27, 2015)
“To mock the tree-lined highways of our dreaming, Winding to pleasant plains and sunlit hills, Loud-speakers yet may blare 'mid billboards screaming To hymn the praise of someone’s priceless pills.”
C. J. Dennis (1876–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Postscript to Posterity", in Random Verse (1952)