Jane Austen Quotes
Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.
Quotes to Explore
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The fondest dream of the information age is to create an archive of all knowledge. You might call it the Alexandrian fantasy, after the great library founded by Ptolemy I in 286 BC.
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I would enjoy flying to Mars. This was the dream of the first cosmonauts. I wish I could realize it! I am ready to fly without coming back.
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The first 'D' is to dream: dream big - not for yourself, but for the country and for the world. The second 'D' is to discover: discover your full potential and the opportunities that surround you; and the third 'D' is to do. 'Do' means to act on your dreams and make best use of the opportunities you have discovered.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of.
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I'd always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass. But, what really attracted me to 'Dredd' was the script. It was fantastic! It was about people and characters, and not just about explosions and fighting.
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I want to be back on Broadway one day. That's a dream of mine. There's nothing like live theater, and I think it's so important for me to be able to be on stage with an audience that responds.
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
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I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
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I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream.
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I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.
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I'm older and wiser, but I still dream of doing new things and creating new things.
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As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.
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For a long time, I've had a recurring dream - I dream I don't have to write any more, that I'm free. I'm not free, alas; I'm still clearing the same terrain, with the impression that it's never finished.
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I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year.
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My dream was to set up my own e-commerce company. In 1999, I gathered 18 people in my apartment and spoke to them for two hours about my vision. Everyone put their money on the table, and that got us $60,000 to start Alibaba. I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name.
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The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal start in life as they begin their journey to fulfill the American Dream.
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My dad would tell me bedtime stories, and he used to always leave them open-ended and finish at a crucial point with the words, 'dream on'. Then it was my responsibility to finish the story as I was drifting off to sleep. We would call them dreaming stories.
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A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets?
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I can't eradicate poverty, but at least for the people around me, I can help make sure no child is denied a dream.
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Most evolving lineages, human or otherwise, when threatened with extinction, don't do anything special to avoid it.
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I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of Christ.
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In the U.K. the far Right is a stain on society and there is a cultural resistance to it.
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Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.
