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George Santayana

The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it.

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A person who is dreaming cannot fully understand or recognize the reality of the dream while still asleep. Only by waking up can they see the dream clearly and know what it truly was.

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I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I'd have the ability to move through time and space freely, and save Anne Frank.

There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach.

I'll see you in my dreams.

When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.

Tell me about yourself - your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number.

Don't be afraid of your dreams.