Where I come from, there were repeated cautions advising us not to entertain dreams in order to avoid disappointment. Nobody pointed out that avoiding the pursuit of dreams led to the ultimate disappointment.
Happily, I came across some other points of view on the subject. Whom should we listen to?
Those who lose dreaming are lost. ~ Australian Aboriginal Proverb
You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it come true. ~ Richard Bach
Dreams come a size too big so that we can grow into them. ~ Josie Bisset
The mightiest works have been accomplished by those who have kept their ability to dream great dreams. ~ Walter Bowie
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
A disgruntled dreamer is a risky mentor. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life. ~ Vikram Chatwal
The universe is a big dream machine, churning out dreams and transforming them into reality. Our own dreams are inextricably woven into the overall scheme of things.~ Deepak Chopra
Too often we decide to follow a path that is not really our own, one that others have set for us. We forget that whichever way we go the price is always the same: in both cases we will pass through both difficult and happy moments. But when we are living our dreams, the difficulties that we encounter make sense. ~ Paulo Coehlo
Dreaming is a muscle, you need to exercise it. Just like any other muscle in your body, when you don’t use it, it atrophies.~ Daena Giardella
Do not surround yourself with people who do not have dreams.~ Nikki Giovanni
If you pay attention to your dreams, they will begin to speak to you. ~ Natalie Goldberg
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. ~ Thomas Jefferson
Not to dream more boldly may turn out to be, in view of present realities, simply irresponsible. ~ George Leonard
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