Don’t Stop Following Your Dream

Imagine a world, where people weren’t afraid to go for their dreams.  A world where people didn’t feel stuck, hopeless, or forced into a life they know in their bones they shouldn’t be living.

Imagine if more people actually believed in their dreams.  Moreover, had the chutzpah to go for them.

How many more life changing and society improving ideas and innovations would there be?

How much happier and fulfilled would the general population become?

What kind of overall positive impact would this have on the state of our society?

I believe if more people followed their dreams the benefits would be dramatic and positive.  People’s lives, society, heck even the world, would improve all together.

To help encourage and inspire such potential outcomes, we’ve curated this list of some pretty powerful quotes to nudge you to follow your heart.  After all, the upside seems worth it.

May these follow your dreams quotes, inspire you to go for yours!

The 55 Most Catalyzing Quotes to Help You Go For Your Dreams

Best Follow Your Dreams Quotes

1. “Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it.” –  Steven Conrad

2. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho

3. “20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

 

“20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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4. “When you have a dream that you can’t let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you’re willing to do that.” –  Harvey Mackay

5. “Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” – John Updike

6. “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw

 

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw

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7. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

8. “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean

9. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” –  Earl Nightingale

10. “Follow your dreams, they know the way.” – Kobe Yamada

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“Follow your dreams, they know the way.” – Kobe Yamada

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11. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes

12. “You have to dream before your dreams can come true.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

13. “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell

 

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell

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14. “If one advances confidently in the direction of one’s dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau

15. “A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.” – John Barrymore

16. “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah

 

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah

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17. “Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you.” – Marsha Norman

18. “Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” – Goethe

19. “The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.” – Seth Godin

20. “Everything you can imagine is real.” –  Pablo Picasso

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“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso

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21. “When you stop having dreams and ideals — well, you might as well stop altogether.” –  Marian Anderson

22. “Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.” – Edgar Cayce

23. “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Goethe

 

“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Goethe

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24. “Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action.” – Wim Wender

25. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” –  C.S. Lewis

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26. “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” –  Christopher Reeve

 

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve

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27. “Nothing happens unless first we dream.” – Carl Sandburg

28. “If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” – Les Brown

29. “It may be that those who do most, dream most.” – Stephen Butler Leacock

30. “No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” – Lupita Nyong’o

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“No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” – Lupita Nyong’o

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31. “Stay focused, go after your dreams, and keep moving towards your goals.” – LL Cool J

32. “Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” – Roy T. Bennett

33. “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

 

“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

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34. “Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.” – John Wooden

35. “You will never find time for anything. You must make it.” – Charles Buxton. M

36. “To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man.” –  John Updike

 

“To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man.” –  John Updike

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37. “I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.” – Walter Cronkite

38. “Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life.” – Ray Bradbury

39. “It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?’” – Jim Carrey

40. “Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.” – Cicero

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“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.” – Cicero

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41. “Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivananda

42. “I don’t dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living.” – Steven Spielberg

43. “The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.” – William Faulkner

 

“The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.” – William Faulkner

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44. “When you stop chasing your dreams, your dreams start chasing you.” – Dez Del Rio

45. “As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.” – Barbara Sher

46. “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

 

“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

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47. “Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.” – Napoleon Hill

48. “Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.” – Mick Jagger

49. “Your better future is a dream for yourself and for your family.” – Jim Rohn

50. “What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Goethe

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“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Goethe

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51. “Only do what your heart tells you.” – Princess Diana

52. “You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.” – George Michael

53. “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu

 

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu

54. “The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” – Seth Godin

55. “If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs.”  – Tony Gaskins

Bonus Follow Your Dream Quote

Alright, we’ve got one last quote for you… consider it the grand finale of our follow your dreams quotes! It’s key, because it touches on the one thing that keeps most people back from taking action on their dreams….risk.

Here it is:

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” –  T.S. Eliot

 

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot

Thanks thestrive for sharing the quotes.

GO FOR YOUR DREAM

STRIVE


The #1 regret people mention while lying on their deathbeds is, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” So, follow your dreams, and that won’t be you.

 

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