quotes and sayings about dreams

The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. ~Lord Chesterfield



Name is a fence and within it you are nameless. ~Samuli Paronen



Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin



For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses. ~Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, 1974



Even if you have just destroyed a Ming Vase, purr. Usually all will be forgiven. ~Lenny Rubenstein



A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one. ~Lord John Russell



Freedom lies in being bold. ~Robert Frost



The biblical account of Noah's Ark and the Flood is perhaps the most implausible story for fundamentalists to defend. Where, for example, while loading his ark, did Noah find penguins and polar bears in Palestine? ~Judith Hayes



How can something bother you if you won't let it? ~Terri Guillemets



Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain. ~Carl G. Jung



Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911



Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so often to the wise. ~Jerome K. Jerome



A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding. ~Martin Luther King, Jr., Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, 1958



Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. ~Dag Hammarskjold



Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. ~Henrik Tikkanen Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. ~Henrik Tikkanen



There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn



Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi, quoted in E.F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful



A happy thought is like a seed that sows positivity for all to reap. ~Miriam Muhammad



In minds crammed with thoughts, organs clogged with toxins, and bodies stiffened with neglect, there is just no space for anything else. ~Alison Rose Levy, "An Ancient Cure for Modern Life," Yoga Journal, Jan/Feb 2002



My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes. ~Douglas Adams