Vision Quotes

But remember that if the struggle were to resort to violence, it will lose vision, beauty and imagination. Most dangerous of all, it will marginalize and eventually victimize women. And a political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no struggle at all.

There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.

I have observed dreams and visions very carefully, and am now certain that the imagination has some way of lighting on the truth that the reason has not, and that its commandments, delivered when the body is still and the reason silent, are the most binding we can ever know.

I hate luxury. I exercise moderation, It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose one you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women. [In which case], you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.

It’s not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.

Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world.

When you’re an actor, you’re a slave to other people’s visions.

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to unfulfilled dreams in mankind.

It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.