"The future", they say, "belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
"Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'." -Mary Anne Radmacher
"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle"
" The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" - Lao Tzu
"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and I say, 'Why not?''" - George Bernard Shaw
"Remember all things are possible for those who believe" -Gail Devers
"Live life to your fullest potential and fight for your dreams"- Ashley Smith
"Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny"
"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Goethe
"Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams"
"Dreams are pure thought, an opportunity to discover yourself"
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist whose hearing began to deteriorate in his 20s. Despite increasing deafness, Beethoven continued his work and wrote prodigiously. He composed inspiring pieces of music and continued to conduct and perform even after losing his hearing completely. He believed in the beauty of his musical compositions inspite of not being able to hear it himself - one of the reasons why he remains to be one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time.
When Elvis Presley, an American musician, actor, was enrolled at Humes High School, his music teacher gave him a 'C' in music in eighth grade and told him he had no aptitude for singing. The next day, the teenage Presley brought in his guitar and sang in an effort to prove otherwise. By the time he graduated high school in June 1953, Presley hadalready chosen music as his future. Presley, who never received formal music training or learned to read music, sold over 300 million albums during his lifetime and became world renowned as the King of Rock and Roll.
The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two Americans who in 1903 were the first to make brief sustained and controlled powered flights in an aeroplane, which was designed and built by them. In December 1903, the Wright brothers took their wood and fabric biplane to the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their historic flight - the first powered airplane flight - covered 120 feet and was air-borne for 12 second before landing. The next time they built the plane, they invited the press. Unfortunately, the plane failed to lift off. European newspapers, especially in France, ridiculed them openly, and a vast majority of people, especially in Europe, continued to consider the Wrights as liars. The Wrights stopped flying in November 1905 and made no flights at all during the next two years. Confident of their dreams, when they resumed flying in 1908, they did not only astonish the sceptics but also taught the world the way to fly.
In their own way, all these people set and example of fulfilling the dreams they believed on...an example we could all do well to follow in our lives as well.
Not written by me, just found all this in some of my notebooks. Thought they were really great and applicable to people in all walks of life, so I decided to transfer them here so that everyone can see. Classmate notebooks are a class apart!
