The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams an intensity of expectation that in the end diminishes the reality.

Winners I am convinced imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is I believe no other way to live.

The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family their friends people who should be supportive going 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny.

I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity.

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.

I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is at bottom no design no purpose no evil no good nothing but blind pitiless indifference.

Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long.

I mean I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know loss whether it be death illness separation. I mean the failed expectations... We all have dreams.