Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.

— Unknown Source

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

— Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist and writer in both Arabic and English, 1883-1931

The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream.

— Harry Kemp, U.S. poet and prose writer, 1883-1960

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.

— William C. Dement, professor of psychiatry b. 1928

Unfortunately, a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.

— Sir Peter Ustinov, English actor, writer, filmmaker, comedian, columnist, radio broadcaster, and television presenter, 1921-2004

Some see things as they are and say: Why? I dream things that never were and say: Why not?

— Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator, Attorney General, and Civil Rights Activist, 1925-1968

Happy are those who dream dreams and who are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

— The fox, from The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, published 1943
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