Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
-Paulo Coelho
"The Zahir"
Quotations
Dream
The light of starry dreams can only be seen once we escape the blinding cities of disbelief.
-Shawn Purvis
If you take responsibility for yourself, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
-Les Brown
Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle …a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.
-Barbara Winkler "Barbara Winkler"
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
-Oprah Winfrey
Lost dreams may help you find new dreams.
-John Charles White
Most people who fail in their dream, fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.
-Zig Ziglar
"See You at the Top"
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
-Thomas Jefferson
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
-Walt Disney
Dreams say what they mean, but they don't say it in daytime language.
-Gail Godwin
