Last updated on July 27th, 2022 at 03:16 pm
Are you looking dream big inspiration? Do you find motivational quotes helpful in staying true to your goals?
Rhetorical quotes can help you stay inspired to take action on your big dream. Rhetoric is a technique of using powerful language and is one of the most venerable intellectual studies because its use can be so powerful.
Rhetoric is so influential that the dean of The University of Texas School of Law, Ward Farnsworth, wrote a book about its use called, “Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric.”
To quote Farnsworth:
“Rhetoric, one of the oldest academic disciplines, has two faces: first, the art of using language to influence or persuade; second, the body of established patterns of language, spoken or written, that makes words and phrases memorable, emphatic, and effective.”
In honor of this time-honored form of expression and the power it has to propel you into action, I have assembled fifty dream-big quotes from some of the world’s most famous leaders and authors of our time.
Feel free to share our big dream quotes collection on dreaming big, overcoming fear, goal setting, dream success, and dream achievement.
50 Inspiring Dream Big Quotes
1. “It may be that those who do most, dream most.” – Stephen Butler Leacock
2. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
4. “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” – Maya Angelou
5. “Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.” – Adolph Monod
6. “When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.” – Greg Anderson
8. “Follow your heart and your dreams will come true.” – Anonymous
9. “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream, precedes the goal.” – Pamela Vaull Starr
10. “When you have a dream you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett
11. “What’s the purpose of living if you don’t go after your dreams?” – Samson Reiny
12. “Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” – Dr. Dale E. Turner
13. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
14. “Capture your dreams and your life becomes full. You can, because you think you can.” – Nikita Koloff
15. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe.” – Anatole France
16. “For those who dare to dream, there is a whole world to win.” – Dhirubhai Ambani
17. “No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” – Anonymous
18. “Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone’s gift–yours and mine.” – Barbara Sher
19. “Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there’s a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living.” – Anonymous
20. “I have had dreams, and I’ve had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.” – Jonas Salk
21. “Any dream worth dreaming is worth the effort to make it come true.” – Evan Gourley
22. “Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne W. Dyer
23. “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
24. “At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve
25. “This one step: choosing a goal and sticking to it, changes everything.” – Scott Reed
27. “It’s better to have an impossible dream than no dream at all.” – Anonymous
28. “All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” – Brian Tracy
29. “The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” – Ben Stein
30. “Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.” – Wendy Wasserstein
31. “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.” – Marcel Proust
32. “Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.” – Peter McWilliams
33. “Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again, and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.” – Anais Nin
34. “Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” – Napoleon Hill
35. “There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can’t have–at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.” – Barbara Sher
36. “If you can imagine it, You can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” – William Arthur Ward
38. “Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” – Tupac Shakur
39. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
40. “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau
41. “Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.” – Life’s Little Instructions
42. “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” – James A. Froude
43. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Anonymous
44. “If I can dream, I can act. And if I can act, I can become.” – Poh Yu Khing
45. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
46. “Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” – John Updike
47. “You can live your dreams if you can embrace change. It’s by taking chances that you’ll learn how to be brave.” – Nikita Koloff
48. “If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” – Les Brown
49. “If you don’t have a dream, how can you have a dream come true?” – Jiminy Cricket
50. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
Write these dream big quotes on your bathroom mirror, on an index card in the drawer you open the most often or send them to yourself in a series of alerts–whatever it takes to inspire you to do something today that will change your life and start you on your dream journey.
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Catherine Hughes is the editor and founder of 8WomenDream. She’s also a magazine columnist, content creator, blogger, published author, and former award-winning mom blogger. Catherine collaborates with companies to craft engaging web content and social media narratives. Her work, highlighting stories of the resilience and success of Northern California residents, appears in several print magazines. Outside of work, she treasures motherhood, her close friendships, rugby, and animals.
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