Inspiration to Help You Follow Your Dreams

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it’s worth it if you score a spectacular goal. –Mia Hamm

My mission in life is not to merely survive, but to thrive, and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. –Maya Angelou

You may be disappointed if you fail but you are doomed if you don’t try. –Beverly Sills

I don’t dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living. –Steven Spielberg

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. –Oprah Winfrey

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

I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest. –Venus Williams

It’s time for me to show my audience that you don’t have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect. –Katy Perry

The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, ‘What are we talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths but if it’s not what people expect for you they kind of react funny. –Joan Jett

If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something you really want to do. –Jackie Collins

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. –Helen Keller

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me. –Ariana Huffington

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

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents, and interests. –Sheryl Sandberg

A fulfilling life is different to each person. You have to acknowledge your dreams, and not just wait for life to happen, and opportunities to come knocking at your door. –Joan Lunden

Life is a series of baby steps along the way and if you add up these tiny little steps you take toward your goal, whatever it is, whether it's giving up something, a terrible addiction or trying to work your way through an illness. When you total up those baby steps you'd be amazed over the course of 10 years, the strides you've taken. –Hoda Kotb