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You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" — George Bernard Shaw · 1921The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par. — Mark Twain · 1897If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;
Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1882I love those who yearn for the impossible. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808Jesse, you asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business. Neither. I'm in the empire business. — Walter White · 2012You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. — Eames · 2010All 9 quotes →Goals3 quotes
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;
Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1882The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you they are not big enough. — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf · 2011Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be sure he shall never hit the mark; yet as sure he is he shall shoot higher than who aims but at a bush. — Philip Sidney · 1593Creativity2 quotes
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" — George Bernard Shaw · 1921Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations. — Henry Ford · 1922Dreams2 quotes
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. — Eames · 2010The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you they are not big enough. — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf · 2011Thinking outside the box2 quotes
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" — George Bernard Shaw · 1921Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations. — Henry Ford · 1922Ambition1 quote
Jesse, you asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business. Neither. I'm in the empire business. — Walter White · 2012Being assertive1 quote
The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par. — Mark Twain · 1897Fortune favors the bold1 quote
The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par. — Mark Twain · 1897Innovation1 quote
Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations. — Henry Ford · 1922