Quotes About Aspiration

May she be her best possible self," because it seemed, in that moment, to be the truest of all wishes—not a betrayal of self that came from coveting others, but a deepening of self. A ripening. When

Wishes don't just come true. They're only the target you paint around what you want. You still have to hit the bulls-eye yourself.

should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just reading in dim light.

Ma è il sogno a scegliere il sognatore, non il contrario

It was impossible, of course. But when did that ever stop a dreamer from dreaming.

Everyone I know who put any energy into a backup plan is now living that backup plan instead of their dream. Put all your energy into your dream. That's the only way it will ever become real.

Shresta: When a dream comes true - but not for the dreamer.

Wishes don't just come true. They're only the target you paint around what you want. You

Posso não ter meus próprios sonhos – disse ela, como se não importasse muito –, mas tenho os sonhos de todo o mundo.

like quills, dreams can mark you, dreams can stripe your back.

I was going to be a singer. If I hadn't been in my profession, I was going to be an Opera singer. That's from a young kid. I had all these records from all those famous Opera singers. I wanted to be an Opera singer -- that was my whole thing and physical fitness got in the way, thank God.

Dream not ... of having tasted all the grandeur and wildness of fancy till you have gone mad!

Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit.

I'd wanted to be a writer my whole life. But when I finally made it, I felt like a greyhound catching the mechanical rabbit she'd been chasing for so long--discovering it was merely metal, wrapped in cloth. It wasn't alive; it had no spirit. It was fake.

Who would one rather be? The one who desires, or the object of desire? One's answer to this question might determine if he is meant to be a poet or something else entirely.

One of these days," Ming mutters, "Jerry's going to take a trip to China. He'll get a whiff of the real breadth and depth of Chinese cooking, legendary dishes. That chicken wrapped in lotus leaves he's read about. Authentic peppers from Sichuan, fresh as hell. Then he'll leave the U.S. for good, retire to Asia, and Dad's going to have to cough up real money for a lawyer.

I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.

At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'

I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength.

We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.

What happens to a dream deferred?

You are not the last dream of my soul. You are the first dream, the only dream I ever was unable to stop myself from dreaming. You are the first dream of my soul, and from that dream I hope will come all other dreams, a lifetime's worth.

He always lived in his head. He never cared about how things were, only how they would be, someday, when he had everything he wanted. When we had everything we wanted.

If I had not been a Shadowhunter, I would have had a future on the stage. I have no doubt I would have been greeted with acclaim.