Quotes About Vision

The Nobel laureate Anatole France once wrote, "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." To those who believe our institutions can be better than they are, I say, Dream. Believe. Plan. Act.

To be successful agents of change—of reform—leaders not only must be able to envision a new way forward but also must be practical, with the skill to build broad support for and implement their vision.

The important thing to remember is that in any public or private sector organization, whether it has three million employees or three, having a clearly defined and achievable vision—or set of goals—and getting the priorities right in moving forward are the preconditions for successfully leading change. After all, as Yogi Berra said, "If you don't know where you're going, you will wind up somewhere else.

I am a pioneer now, looking onto a promised land.

Any intellectually conceived object is always in the past and therefore unreal. Reality is always the moment of vision before the intellectualization takes place. There is no other reality.

The tree that you are aware of intellectually, because of that small time lag, is always in the past and therefore is always unreal. Any intellectually conceived object is always in the past and therefore unreal. Reality is always the moment of vision before the intellectualization takes place. There is no other reality.

What's the bee in your bonnet? Seems to be some kind of idealism.

Se existe um sentido de realidade, também devia haver um sentido de possibilidade.

What distinguishes the successful entrepreneur and promoter from other people is precisely the fact that he does not let himself be guided by what was and is, but arranges his affairs on the ground of his opinion about the future. He sees the past and the present as other people do; but he judges the future in a different way

The past exists in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality. The tree that you are aware of intellectually, because of that small time lag, is always in the past and therefore unreal. Any intellectualy conceived object is always in the past and therefore unreal. Reality is always the moment of vision before the intellectualization process takes place. There is no other reality." ~ from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Picasso has magical eyes. He sees the world so differently than we do, but he is able to make us understand what he sees. That's what a truly great artist does

El yo soñado que dormía no notaba la presencia de Halum, pero el yo soñado que observaba la percibía, y yo, el verdadero soñador, los percibía a los dos, y también percibía que todo lo que estaba viendo me llegaba en una visión.

Leadership is what you need to learn next

Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind. Most people never get wealthy simply because they are not trained financially to recognize opportunities right in front of them.

Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind.

You will see things that other people never see. Most people never see these opportunities because they're looking for money and security

An entrepreneur can make money out of nothing.

Keep using your brain, work for free, and soon your mind will show you ways of making money far beyond what I could ever pay you. You will see things

If the donkey could see the whole picture, it might rethink its choice to chase the carrot.

The lesson is: If you want to see the future, you need to see it through younger eyes.

Her view of the future was hindered because her view of the future did not include enough of the past.

Entrepreneurs are different, and one of those differences is their ability to operate sanely and intelligently without money.

Padre Rico nos explicaba que la crítica podía cegarnos, en tanto que el análisis abriría nuestros ojos. El análisis le permite a los ganadores identificar que los críticos están ciegos y notar oportunidades que los demás soslayan. Esto es fundamental porque la clave del éxito está en encontrar lo que las otras personas dejan pasar.

Las grandes oportunidades no se ven con los ojos sino con la mente.