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“It isn’t given to very many men to have their dreams come true in their lifetimes.”
Algis Budrys (1931–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not even in our most devious dreams could we have designed a surrogate as evil as these real monkey mothers were.”
Harry Harlow (1905–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: as quoted in Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection, by Deborah Blum, Perseus Publishing, 2002
“Unchaste thoughts act detrimentally in a two-fold way. They first stimulate the activity of the testes, thus increasing the overloading of the seminal vesicles. Lascivious thoughts during wakefulness are the chief cause of lascivious dreams.”
John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My father was miserably treated by the mining company, but he had imbibed the false humility and meekness that the oppressors of his race and class had hypocritically taught him. He sought consolation from his torment in a touching devotion to his church, distracting himself from the sordid realities of his life and that of his family with dreams of the Reward Hereafter.”
Angelo Herndon (1913–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My whole life has been dreams.”
Minnie Evans (1892–1987) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cited in Whitney Museum of American Art (1975 Brochure), "Minnie Evans" Call number ND237.E78 W43 1975
“Books are living things and their task lies in their vows of silence. You touch them as they quiver with a divine pleasure. You read them and they fall asleep to happy dreams for the next ten years. If you do them the favor of understanding them, of taking in their portions of grief and wisdom, then they settle down in contented residence in your heart.”
Pat Conroy (1945–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It really is a pity. Esme was so full of curiosity and enthusiasm when she was a child. She’d make a great biologist. But it was her misfortune to be born wealthy. She had dreams. But her parents had too much money to allow that.”
Michael Swanwick (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep. I doubt Valek is in trouble.”
Maria V. Snyder (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I cannot control even the dreams that I have made.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He grew up with his dreams already dreamt for him”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With the marginalization of the midwife, the process began by which women lost the control they had exercised over procreation, and were reduced to a passive role in child delivery, while male doctors came to be seen as the true "givers of life" (as in the alchemical dreams of the Renaissance magicians).”
Silvia Federici (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true.”
“To be a poet is to be lulled by the wind, To follow the moon in dreams, and drift with the clouds.”
Xuân Diệu (1916–1985) said by 1985 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Shattered Identities and Contested Images: Reflections of Poetry and History in 20th-Century Vietnam" by Neil Jamieson, in Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2…
“Let me tell you, world, I—do—not—believe! If a thousand challengers lie beneath your feet, Count me as number one thousand and one.I don't believe the sky is blue: I don't believe in thunder's echoes; I don't believe that dreams are false: I don't believe that death has no revenge.”
“[Black Jade], I never dared to speak the secrets of my heart to you. I'll be bold today and I care not if I die as a consequence. I am also sick because I am constantly thinking of you. I dare not tell anyone. I won't be well until you are well again. I cannot forget you even in my dreams.”
Wang Chi-chen (1899–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Although I come to you constantly over the roads of dreams, those nights of love are not worth one waking touch of you.”
Ono no Komachi (825–900) said by 900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh my life is changing everyday In every possible way And oh my dreams It's never quite as it seems Never quite as it seems.”
Dolores O'Riordan (1971–2018) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dreams"; first released as a single (29 September 1992)
“Sometimes,” said General Morpurgo, taking her hand, “dreams are all that separate us from the machines.”
Dan Simmons (1948–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can do anything once you put your mind to it and just follow your dreams.”
Mckenna Grace (born 2006) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've had a lot of ups and downs, and listen, to still be putting yourself out there on stage at my age, you come against a lot of stuff. But if you love what you do, no one should let the opinions of others take away their joy or take away their dreams. And that's really all it comes down to. Loving yourself, believing in yourself, putting one foot in front of the other and doing it.”
Erika Jayne (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I knew him, ere the roots of bitterness "Had grown to putrid cancer in his soul. "Then Revelation's light gleamed o'er his mind "In strange fantastic dreams of future bliss, "He saw the dawn, and this was quite enough”
John Lyon (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dreams are like stars; you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.”
Liam Payne (1993–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the creative imagination sees new dreams rising above from imitation and maneuvers its works in its own manner, there Art springs.”
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Tell to your emperor that where my power has reached, not even his dreams can!”
Mehmed II (1432–1481) said by 1481 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Two gates of sleep there are: the one of horn, Through which with ease the real phantoms pass; With polished elephant the other shines, Through which the manes send false dreams to light.”
Joseph Trapp (1679–1747) first seen 1149 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Book VI, lines 1149–1152, p. 309
“Thoughts and dreams don’t die. Belief in freedom and justice does not perish with imprisonment, torture or even death and tyranny do not prevail over freedom, even when they rely on the power of the state. Sitting here in the prison, I am deeply humbled by the honor you have bestowed on me and I will continue my efforts until we achieve peace, tolerance for a plurality of views, and human rights.”
Narges Mohammadi (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In spite of the ruins and death, where every illusion has ended, the strength of my dreams is so strong, that exaltation is reborn from everything, and my hands are never empty.”
Smita Nair Jain (born 1969) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The first Global Alumni Leadership Summit organized by the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore Alumni Association 2015
“And the opposite of dreams are facts!”
Andre Norton (1912–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This election is about you, your hopes, your dreams, your fears, and what wakes you up at 3 a.m. That’s what I care about and what I am fighting for.”
Kamala Harris (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“…I know Jim Crow, I understand that time period. It’s a 100-year time period that was rife with lots of violence and anger, and people with lost dreams and hopes. I wanted the frustration and that anger to be more palpable.”
Viola Davis (born 1965) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On why she felt that her role in The Help was too filtered in “Viola Davis: 'I stifled who I was to be seen as pretty. I lost years'” in The Guardian (2018 Oct 20)
“All dreams are within reach. All you have to do is keep moving towards them”
Viola Davis (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She had posted a photo with it in her limo, and all of a sudden my phone blew up. We came to learn that she was an authentic fan of the brand. A year later, one of our investors was in her house and saw her stash in the fridge and helped us build the bridge with her. It is beyond my wildest dreams to have someone of her influence being a fan of the brand.”
Yanni Hufnagel (born 1982) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: {{cite web|url= https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/two-years-after-lemon-perfect-was-spotted-in-beyonces-limo-the-superstar-is-now-a-backer/
“The vagrant moon trailed through the town and I tagged along, nurturing within me unfulfillable dreams and dissonant songs.”
Isaac Babel (1894–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is said that girls with dreams become women with vision. May we empower each other to carry out such vision – because it isn't enough to simply talk about equality. One must believe it. And it isn't enough to simply believe in it. One must work at it. Let us work at it. Together. Starting now.”
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Human nature is intractable stuff, hard jagged stuff, the kind of stuff that dreams are wrecked on.”
Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984) first seen 1958 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The White Witch (1958), Part 1, Chapter 12.2
“Always remember that the only riches we possess are the dreams we have as children. They are the fuel of our lives, the only force that pushes us to keep on going even when things have gone all wrong.”
Fausto Brizzi (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For a while, in the U.S. and Europe, a logical and practical approach to literature prevailed, but it didn't last very long. That’s because life is full of mystery. And the goal of literature is to explore those mysteries. It actually enlarges your horizons. When you allow dreams, visions, and premonitions to enter into your everyday life and your work as a writer, reality seems to expand.”
Isabel Allende (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What are dreams but an internal wilderness and what is desire but a wildness of the soul? (p182)”
Louise Erdrich (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dreams are important. They are messengers…Characters have appeared to me. They say, ‘Here I am. Tell my story.'”
Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how his subconscious informs his writing in “Rudolfo Anaya: Man of visions” in Albuquerque Journal (2017 Oct 7)
“It will never end, I hope-whatever "it" is. The gift, the quest, the visions, the dreams in secret languages. The songs and the storytelling. It will never end; it is still writing itself.”
Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Introduction to Danger and Beauty (1993)
“To make my waking life American-normal, I turn on the lights before anything untoward makes an appearance. I push the deformed into my dreams, which are in Chinese, the language of impossible stories. Before we can leave our parents, they stuff our heads like the suitcases which they jam-pack with homemade underwear. (p87)”
Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way I've looked at it is that I want to write about myself and other people in the truest way possible. To write a true autobiography or biography, I have to know what the other person dreams and how her imagination works. I am less interested in dates and facts.”
Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our dreams wafted over the sullen skyline like crazy meteors of flying embers: a glow in the heart all night.”
Lorna Dee Cervantes (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am driven from this world, alive. I come to this world, in dreams.”
Lorna Dee Cervantes (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even a lost place within yourself is a place, albeit liminal, a kind of border town. You can make a temporary home if you need to from found materials and shreds of forgotten dreams, and you can even dress to appear somewhat ordinary as you run away, a refugee from yourself. I rolled up the map of my known world and set it aside for some kind of strange autonomy. (Part Four: Diamond Light, p187)”
“...I could hear my abandoned dreams making a racket in my soul. (p135)”
“No one ever truly dies. The desires of our hearts make a path. We create legacy with our thoughts and dreams. This legacy either will give those who follow us joy on their road or will give them sorrow. (p149)”
“we don’t live in a society, generally, that supports dreams as knowledge. And we’re not living in a place like that.”
“Poetry has always been the ignition for everything. It’s what ignites my brain, lights the imaginative forces. If poetry didn’t exist, I’d be doing something else entirely. That’s how crucial it is to me. For pleasure, for work, to get started in the day—I read poetry. And it’s the last thing I read at night. It fuels my dreams.”
Cristina García (journalist) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how much poetry means to her in “Language is the Way: An Interview with Cristina García” in Fiction Writers Review (2013 Jun 19)
“You've got maids and you've got maids…You got maids that have longevity beyond what you ever conceived of in your wildest dreams. I'll give you an example — The Goonies. Those that got hooked — I have a whole following of 30-year-olds who got hooked. Oh my gosh, I'm a heroine to them.”
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On playing maid roles in “Latina Actress Aims To Break Maid Stereotype” in NPR (2009 Apr 12)