How are you feeling about your goals and dreams? If your motivation is fading, these inspirational quotes will inspire you to think big, set goals and go after your dreams with renewed energy and purpose!
Discover a curated journey of 27 inspiring quotes to ignite your passion and help make your dreams come true. From ancient wisdom to fresh perspectives, these hand-picked dream quotes are arranged to maximize inspiration.
Scroll to find 5 shareable graphics and wrap-up with a signature Fierce Kindness exercise that helps you use the dream quotes that ‘speak to you’ to learn and grow. Ready to transform your life? Start reading now!
Here are 27 Inspiring Quotes to Go After Your Dreams
Which Quotes Below Most Inspire You?
Make Your Life Joyful, Exciting and Meaningful!
- “Life is a song—sing it. Life is a game—play it. Life is a challenge—meet it. Life is a dream—realize it. Life is a sacrifice—offer it. Life is love—enjoy it.” Sai Baba
- “To define your life is to delight in your dreams.” Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.” Steve Maraboli
Dream Big!
- “If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” Lowell Lundstrum
- “If you can’t dream big, ridiculous dreams, what’s the point in dreaming at all?” Ronda Rousey
- “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” Rabindranath Tagore
Life is Hard: Follow Your Dreams Anyway!
- “I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Follow Your Dreams with all your Heart…
- “When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire.” Richelle E. Goodrich
- “Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, they are the things that don’t let you sleep.” Cristiano Ronaldo
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…Because We Only Have One Life
- “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” Earl Nightingale
- “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things 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 sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
- “It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth—and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up—that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
It’s Never Too Late to Get Started!
- “You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis
So Get Out of Your Comfort Zone Because:
- “The comfort zone is a region where great dreams go to get murdered, buried and forgotten.” Michael Bassey Johnson
Your Dreams Matter—You Matter!
- “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” Farrah Gray
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Dream and Make a Difference
- “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
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Stay Strong: Don’t Give in to Doubt and Fear!
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” Roy T. Bennett
- “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.” Marcel Proust
- “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” Suzy Kassem
What are you Waiting For?
- “If you have dreams you want to pursue, the time is now. There is no perfect time, and there is no better time. There is only the time you lose while you’re making excuses.” Holly Lisle
Stay Focused, Work Hard!
- “To achieve our goals and dreams we must learn to be patient—and ruthlessly prioritize.” Emma-Louise Elsey
- “The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.” Michelle Obama
- “Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” Shonda Rhimes
Believe in Yourself and Keep Moving!
- “When you find yourself in the thickness of pursuing a goal or dream, stop only to rest. Momentum builds success.” Suzy Kassem
- “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau
Because a Life Without Dreams is Not Worth Living
- “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.” Benjamin Elijah Mays
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Wrap-up
It is our dreams—and visions of what could be—that drives us to do great things, not only for ourselves but for others and our world.
Do you have a dream? And how did these quotes about dreams inspire you to make a difference for yourself—and our world? And what are you willing to do to make it happen?
Love Emma-Louise x
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Hi Emma, these are beautiful and inspiring quotes. Thank you for sharing them. Your graphics are also beautiful! YOUR dreams make a difference. Love, Lynda xo
Hi Lynda, I’m so glad you love these inspirational quotes about following your dreams! Love Emma-Louise x
Loved this post! The quotes are so uplifting and motivating. It’s exactly what I needed to read today. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this post! The quotes are so inspiring and motivating. It’s exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thank you for sharing! #dreambig #followyourdreams #inspirationalquotes
Loved this post! The quotes are so inspiring and have really helped me to dream bigger and pursue my passions with renewed confidence. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad these quotes about dreams and goals and following your passions have been helpful 🙂
Warmly, Emma-Louise
I love these inspirational quotes. After reading I got motivation and booster of working towards my dreams. It triggered me to take a step towards to achieve my goals. certain things which are stopping me is taking action. but I feel these quotes have inspired me to overcome that fear of loosing. I will definitely try harder and harder until I fulfill my dreams.
Regards
Harishankar Sharma
Dreamer
Dear Harishankar! I am so glad you love these inspirational quotes. Best of luck with following your dreams 🙂 Warmly, Emma-Louise
Just reading through these inspiring quotes has already given me a boost of motivation to pursue my passions! ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there’ – that phrase really stuck with me. Thank you for sharing such inspiring words!
These quotes are really inspiring to me! And I hope they will continue to be for others as well.
Thank you for this inspiring post! I appreciate the hand-picked quotes that are perfect for re-energizing our goals and dreams. The Fierce Kindness exercise is particularly useful. Your efforts are truly motivating. Keep up the amazing work!
Hi Divya, I’m so glad you found these inspirational quotes to follow your dreams helpful 🙂
Warmly, Emma-Louise
I absolutely loved this post! These quotes are not just words; they spark a fire within to chase those big dreams. Thank you for such an inspiring collection! Can’t wait to share these with my friends!