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“The education of their children is the greatest legacy that parents and guardians can leave their children. Education helps nurture their dreams, aspirations, and prepares them for the future.”
Nimi Akinkugbe wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We will build a new Nigeria of our dreams together.”
Fela durotoye (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some children in Africa have no access to light at all. No child should be left in the dark. They need light to walk, study, and practice. They need light to reach their dreams,” she said.”
Ayra Starr (born 2002) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ayra Starr advocates energy access, says no child should live in darkness. punchng.com (September 19, 2026)
“we want African youths not to have to feel that they need to leave their countries to find greener pastures elsewhere to make their artistic and entrepreneurial dreams come true,’ Silver said.”
Ayra Starr (born 2002) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rwanda Choreographer Sherrie Silver Wants African Girls to Dream Big. punchng.com (September 19, 2026)
“Husband-sharing is ugly and, one way or another, someone's dreams are crushed when a new wife joins a household.”
Lola Shoneyin (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not give up on your dreams but rather stay positive".”
Bisola Aiyeola (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Another night over. The new day begins. Remembering the dreams that you left your love in, and you wonder, can you face another day, one more day without love?”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Plain Jane, chasing rainbows, building castles in the sky. Plain Jane, chasing rainbows, make the end before you die. Not for you a poor man's son, your dreams of fortune have begun, and once you're off the ground you have to fly.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is my song for you. Thoughts of winter, dreams of sunshine. Nothing that I can do changes how I feel in my mind. This is my song for you. Times I hope you will remember. Things that were meant for two, here in my heart, here in my song for you.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In assuming the position of President of this Republic on this important day, I need your support, your prayers and blessings to effectively fulfil the Presidential Oath that I have just taken. I once again pledge to play my part and to do my outmost best to address the needs of the people of this nation and to work with you to realise both our dreams and our vision as a nation.”
Mokgweetsi Masisi (born 1961) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.mmegi.bw/opinion-analysis/masisis-inauguration-speech-full-text/news Inauguration address by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Friday November 01 2019, Retrieved on 14th January 2022
“I hope I could inspire some kids and other people along the way and show them that you can also reach your goals when you work hard for your dreams! Also in one of the smallest countries in the world (Liechtenstein)!”
Julia Hassler (born 1993) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Julia Hassler (2021) cited in: "Three-Time Olympian Julia Hassler of Liechtenstein Calls Time on Career" in Swimming World, 29 November 2021.
“It belongs to the teachers who shaped us, the parents who sacrificed for us and the young people whose dreams continue to remind us that leadership must always be about service.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samia’s call as she receives Russian honorary doctorate The citizen (June 05, 2026 )
“We have the duty to shape the image we want for our continent — in our leadership, our dreams, our creativity, and how we teach our history.”
Jeannette Kagame (born 1962) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jeannette Kagame Urges Rwandans to Protect Unity and Write Their Own History KT PRESS (November 8, 2025)
“Discouragement slowly but tenaciously strangles the greatest longings of the soul. Don't let the dreams God has put in your hearts be stolen. And never lose hope of achieving a better country.”
Jorge Eduardo Lozano (born 1955) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don’t allow the dreams God put into your hearts to be stolen,” Argentinean bishop says (24 September 2007)
“Bow down: I am the emperor of dreams; I crown me with the million-colored sun Of secret worlds incredible, and take Their trailing skies for vestment when I soar, Throned on the mounting zenith, and illume The spaceward-flown horizons infinite.”
Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) first seen 1920 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Opening lines of "The Hashish Eater; or, the Apocalypse of Evil" (1920)
“Eight million young people are neither in employment, education or training. Their dreams (are) put on hold, their lives on standby, This is not only the cause of so much personal distress. It is also one of the most significant bottlenecks for our competitiveness.”
Ursula von der Leyen (born 1958) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: State of the European Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech euro news (September 13, 2023).
“Well, it’s always important for any administrator, executive — whether in the private sector, or in government, or a college campus — to be talking with all members of the organization, the rank and file, to really understand what their issues are, and what their dreams and aspirations are, and what their frustrations are.”
Gary Locke (born 1950) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ASK: Gary Locke" in 425 Business (21 September 2020)
“I like to encourage students to reach for the stars and go for their dreams. I tell them not to be afraid to pursue something different. I also tell them that it's very important to read as much and as often as they can and to work hard in school.”
Gary Locke (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa? Or is this your way to hide a broken heart? Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep They just lie there, and they die there Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa? Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?”
Ray Evans (1915–2007) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mona Lisa" (1950)
“Nothing is important but what we do and how well we do it. If money comes-well and good; if not-we may regret not having had the thrill of plenty to carry out our dreams; but there is comfort in the thought of having lived without being tempted away from our principles by too much consideration for a pile of money. (October 17th)”
Art Young (1866–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One has to catch a train in this kind of a civilization. You can't be careless or gay, you must crowd in and go somewhere, or get left on the desert of your dreams. (October 31st)”
Art Young (1866–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As youth, we should never give up on our dreams no matter how hard things may be.”
Lillian Nkosazana Moremi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never give up on your dreams no matter how long it takes”
Nicole Gaelebale (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Develop your mind. More than ever, there is so much to learn, so much to know, so many different things to do. The opportunities to be whoever you want to be have never been more accessible to those who pursue their dreams.”
Rapelang Rabana first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE QUINTESSENTIAL RAPELANG RABANA, FOUNDING PARTNER, YEIGO( August 25, 2012) by Folake Soetan Retrieved 9 July 2022
“No matter what, I will always pursue my dreams and fulfill passions as I strongly believe that you cannot thrive in mediocrity because no exceptional results ever came from there. However, you can decide to be exceptional and bring exceptional results.”
Precious Gondwe (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That last migration in 1947 spawned a generation who had one foot in the United States, and maybe they had dreams of Puerto Rico, but the reality of their existence was here.”
Denise Oliver-Velez (1947–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And perhaps, I think to myself now, there are no real stories at all with beginnings, middles and ends, perhaps there simply is what there is, and what happens, and the lines we draw between those points are just nonsense and dreams, and the figure that arises from those lines could just as well have been something else completely.”
Adda Djorup (born 1972) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Birds from Best European Fiction 2015 (Translated by Martin Aitken)
“I hope all the people who have problems in their countries can get out. I support people who want to get out if they have dreams, if they want to protect their kids.”
Hani Abbas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“success is the ability to make some of your wildest dreams come true.”
Dineo Langa (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dreamers remember their dreams when they are disturbed;And you shall not escape what we will make of the broken pieces of our lives.”
Abena Busia (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You cannot know how long we cried until we laughed over the broken pieces of our dreams.”
Abena Busia (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never stop investing in yourself, take that short course, take a year off and go to school, do whatever you need to do to further your dreams.”
Lebogang Maruapula wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today the dreams of the best sons of mankind have come true. The assault on space has begun.”
Sergei Korolev (1907–1966) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in 1957, Red Star in Orbit by James Oberg (1981)
“In dance as in life, no one is perfect. If I think about how many girls who have hidden dreams that they cannot realize because they are not considered suitable, it makes me very angry. In fact, I have a project in mind on this very theme.”
Giulia Stabile (born 2002) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since men obviously cannot live in a religious vacuum, they cling to surrogate religions of all kinds, to political passions, ideologies, and pipe dreams—unless, of course, they prefer to drug themselves with the sheer mechanics of producing and consuming, with sport and betting, with sexuality, with rowdiness and crime and the thousand other things which fill our daily newspapers.”
Wilhelm Röpke (1899–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We who believe in freedom, whose daily lives are made up of the clash between what we want for this world and the violent greed that surrounds us, need a culture rich in our people's dreams to keep us sane.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had heard somewhere that dreams didn’t exist the way we remembered them, that we pieced them together from fragments and imposed a story when we woke. It occurred to me that this was the same way we made our lives coherent.”
Robert Boswell (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Magicians were the first attendants our Saviour met withal in this world, and the only philosophers who acknowledged Him in the flesh before that He Himself discovered it. I find God conversant with them, as He was formerly with the patriarchs. He directs them in their travels with a star, as He did the Israelites with a pillar of fire. He informs them of future dangers in their dreams (129)”
Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The distance between one breath and another is like the miles starlight travels to reach my dreams.”
Lisa Suhair Majaj (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve grown from being a young girl with dreams to a woman with a global vision. My talent is a platform for more things to come and everyday the Cuppy mission gets even bigger. I have the most supportive fans, friends and family rooting for me and I’m very determined not to let them down. Their love spurs me on and motivates me to keep pushing no matter how rough or tough things get.”
DJ Cuppy (born 1992) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Daily motivation and the driving force that keeps her going (27 August 2020)
“There are a thousand events that must transpire, each in its exact order; a million futures must vanish every nanosecond; and you ask me to explain all this to you? Poor little human, who seeks only a full belly and a fat wallet, who dreams of heroic deeds and grateful maidens, and who is doomed only to become a speck of dust in a galaxy already overflowing with dust.”
Mike Resnick (1942–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have fulfilled my dreams. I hope to inspire young women to be fearless in pursuing what sets their souls on fire. I want to teach them to be brave enough to explore uncharted territory and make strides in male-dominated industries”
Kgomotso Phatsima first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Sky Is No Limit For Botswana’s First Female Air Force Pilot,by Keletso Thobega, 19 May l, 2021, Zinger news, retrieved 29 November 2022
“I want to inspire every young girl that their dreams are not only valid but can become a reality.”
Sadi Dikgaka wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As the first woman to receive the award, it is my hope that women and girls across Africa will be inspired to reach for their true potential, to navigate the challenges, break through barriers, and to pursue their dreams. Where there is a first, there comes a second, and a third, and a fourth.”
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Africa's Iron rady to deliver emerging voices keynote psychiatryonline.org (28 March 2025)
“It is a great honour for the entire team working tirelessly to realise the dreams that we have .”
Clarisse Iribagiza (born 1988) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/115762/News/forbes-names-rwandas-iribagiza-among-promising-entrepreneurs ( The New Times, February 06, 2015)
“I believe that following your dreams and hard work are necessary ingredients to a successful career”
“I incorporated it in 2016, and it has grown beyond my wildest dreams.”
Farida Kabir (born 1992) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Farida as a software developer in 2017.
“I really wanted to inspire people to continue to pursue their dreams as I was mine, despite how difficult it was.”
Linda Ikeji (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s going to be a huge, powerful platform for job creation, economic development and dreams for those who want to play professionally.”
Claire Akamanzi (born 1979) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Clare Akamanzi talks BAL expansion plans. newtimes.co.rw (September 24,2026).