Jane Austen Quotes
Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.Jane Austen
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.
Gary Wolf -
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.
Valentina Tereshkova -
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.
Kailash Satyarthi -
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.
Fatema Mernissi -
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.
Olivia Thirlby -
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.
Naturi Naughton 3LW
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
Eddie Redmayne -
I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
Adam Lambert -
I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream.
Rachel Dratch -
I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.
Natalie Portman -
I'm older and wiser, but I still dream of doing new things and creating new things.
Paige O'Hara -
As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.
Pastor Maldonado
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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.
Patrick Modiano -
I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year.
Natalie Portman -
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.
Jack Ma -
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.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
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.
Hannah Kent -
Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
Rafael Cruz
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I think my flow or supply of money has been shut off. That's just my opinion.
David Steele Fine Young Cannibals -
From the age of three to 15, I wanted to be a ballerina and trained really, really hard. Then I had that classic movie story moment, where I had an injury and had to give up my dream.
Kiesa Rae Ellestad -
This was when we started taking it seriously, and found out about what hard, hard work really was. Mutt Lange at the helm at Battery studios in Willesden, London. Our first venture into video promo saw us featured on a new channel in America called MTV. The song from the album was "Bringin' on the Heartbreak". This album was slow to take off but a year after it's release it started to make waves in the U.S. Thanks to "Bringin'" on the MTV. The record is a favorite of mine.
Rick Allen Def Leppard -
I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and perfecting childhood drawing - without the traditional interruption of academic training.
Saul Steinberg -
Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.
Jane Austen