55+ Motivational Quotes About Following Your Dreams

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These following your dreams quotes will inspire you to go after what you want and to not be afraid to make your dreams a reality.

There’s no denying that often following your dreams can be difficult a road. You may think that you’re not good enough or it’s not the right time yet.

There will be people who will drag you down, sometimes it can even be the people closest to you, they will tell you that you won’t make it or that it’s too difficult or crazy.

But I want you to know this now, you can make your dreams a reality, all you have to do is to believe in yourself.

Block all the negativity from other people. Don’t believe what they say about you. Know that you are good enough to make it and just trust yourself.

Stop waiting for the perfect moment to take that first step, because the reality is, sometimes there is no perfect moment. Sometimes the right time doesn’t exist and the longer you allow yourself to keep waiting for it, the longer you’re keeping yourself stuck.

If you keep telling yourself that you’re not ready yet, chances are you will never be. You will always come up with an excuse to make yourself believe that you can’t do it yet and it’s not the right time.

But the thing is, things don’t have to be perfect for you to take the first step. It doesn’t have to be the perfect time for you to choose to follow your dreams and focus on your goals.

So, don’t be afraid to take action and start following your dreams today. I’m not telling you that it’s going to be easy, because it definitely won’t be.

There will be roadblocks, you may fail, you may make mistakes but the important thing is to keep going, keep learning, keep improving, and don’t give up. Your time is now.

So, go ahead and take that first step and have the courage to pursue your dreams.

Inspirational follow your dreams quotes

Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.

—Rachel Corrie

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

— Carl Sandburg

You’ll be much more successful if you follow your dreams and follow your passions.

— Jay Weatherill

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

— Goethe

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

Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.

— Lindsey Vonn

When you stop having dreams and ideals — well, you might as well stop altogether.

— Marian Anderson

We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.

—Tabatha Coffey

Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action.

— Wim Wender

You see opportunity… Opportunity is like a window: every once in a while, it opens, if you’re ready for that opportunity. So be prepared, work hard, and follow your dreams.

— Nita Strauss

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

No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.

— Lupita Nyong’o

I would encourage you to set really high goals. Set goals that, when you set them, you think they’re impossible. But then every day you can work towards them, and anything is possible, so keep working hard and follow your dreams.

— Katie Ledecky

Everything you can imagine is real.

— Pablo Picasso

Inspiring quotes about following your dreams and passion

Follow your dreams. I am not saying it’s going to be easy, but I am saying it’s going to be worth it.

— Moffat Machingura

Follow your dreams folks, it can lead you to the most wonderful, unimaginable places!

— Christina Casino

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don’t EVER stop!

— Steve Maraboli

Follow your passion because you are into it not because others are doing it.

— H.Preet

As the sun knows; even the sky is not the limit…

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, let that drive push you to make it happen. Sometimes you’ll run into brick walls that are put there to test you. Find a way around them and stay focused on your dream. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

— Isabel Lopez

Get mocked at for as much as you can, fail as much as you can, but don’t quit. Let every mockery, every failure, be a source of inspiration for you to reach for greatness, and that greatness will silence your critics.

— Ajaero Tony Martins

Every goal we reach has once been part of a dream we thought would never come true.

— Sandra Cooze

So many people will tell you ”no”, and you need to find something you believe in so hard that you just smile and tell them ”watch me”. Learn to take rejection as motivation to prove people wrong. Be unstoppable. Refuse to give up, no matter what. It’s the best skill you can ever learn.

— Charlotte Eriksson

If you’re waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you’ll never make it.

— Criss Jami

If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams.

— Steve Maraboli

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

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

— Mark Twain

Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone…

— C.M.

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Motivational Following your dreams quotes

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Do more of what makes you happy. Make memories that you will cherish forever. Remember that health, family and happiness are the most important things in life. Follow your dreams and don’t hold back.

— Aysel Gunar

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

— Henry David Thoreau

Regardless of parentage, heritage or origin, dreams are meant to be pursued and grasped and pulled from the sky. If you work hard, educate yourself, strive, and never forget to be kind to others, your dreams can come true.

— Michael Lee-Chin

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

— George Bernard Shaw

It just made me realize how important life is, how short time is, how important it is to follow your dreams and your goals. That’s part of who you are and you take away from it by not doing it.

— Queen Latifah

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

— Jennifer Lee

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

— Paulo Coelho

If you can dream it, you can do it.

— Walt Disney

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

— Napoleon Hill

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

— Les Brown

To live will be an awfully big adventure.

— Peter Pan

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dream the biggest dream for yourself. Hold the highest vision of life for yourself.

— Oprah Winfrey

Dream big and dare to fail.

— Norman Vaughan

Encourage them to follow one of many dreams that they have been chasing for years. Only to hope inspire many others to follow their dreams while on that journey of life

— Antawn Barb & Joe Barb lll

Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.

— James Dean

The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.

— Seth Godin

Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So follow your dreams, embrace change and live what you love.

— Aysel Gunar

More follow your dreams quotes and go after your dreams quotes

Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

— Paul Brandt

We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

— Jackson

Someone who truly loves you will never expect you to give up your goals, dreams or ambitions. They will encourage you, not hold you back.

— Anthon St. Maarten

Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.

— Rachel Corrie

Reality bends to your wish when you hold the vision of what you want with unbending intent.

— Curtis Tyrone Jones

Believe in your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem.

Walt Disney

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting

— Paulo Coelho

If you haven’t dream that you will get there, you will not think about ever taking the steps to be there.

— Max Robinson

Don’t be afraid to follow that inspiration. It’s calling to you now for a reason.

— Rebecca K. Sampson

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hardwork.

— Colin Powell

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

— Norman Vincent Peale

For anyone out there who is afraid to follow your dream, don’t be! I can’t encourage you enough!

— Christina Casino

Dreaming after all, is a form of planning.

— Gloria Steinem

Life begins when you start something, and blooms when you keep doing it.

— Michael Bassey Johnson

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