Quotes About Dreams

I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing some sage advice with somebody.

I've always wanted to be mentioned in the same sentence or at the same time that you say Quincy Jones or you say Stevie Wonder. I never thought that could possibly ever happen.

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.

When I was living in the projects, I had a mop stick for my horse. I wanted to be Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, so I would ride my mop through the projects.

That disturbs people when they know they didn't have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams.

I dream in numbers, and I like to look up the meaning of numbers, and numbers stick out to me.

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle.

I still believe in a place called Hope.

Having the right people around you all the time is important. I do take the acting seriously. But this is all fun. I look at it like smoke and mirrors. I still think it's a dream, but I ain't pinching myself yet.

Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children.

In sleep, we leave behind the sensory stimulation of the outside world.

Big dreams create the magic that stir men's souls to greatness.

I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'

We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that we would enjoy such a high success. It was simply fantastic.

I couldn't say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where nothing is set in stone.

I feel that Miss India is a stepping stone for anything you want to do, not just Bollywood.

We wanted to be America's Rolling Stones, to be the biggest band over here.

I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.'

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

I did school plays, and then, at the age of 18, I applied to drama school in London, and I got in. I've been very lucky that no one so far has stopped me from being able to live my dream - the industry or my parents.

I used to dream about taking the ball 'round the keeper, stopping it on the line, and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I chickened out.

I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly ambition and introduced me to drama classes. Once I became fixated on that, there was no stopping me.

So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals.