It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Interpretation
Dreams and hopes shape our reality over time.
This quote by Robert H. Goddard highlights the transformative power of dreams and aspirations. It suggests that what may seem impossible today can be achieved through hope and determination, as yesterday's dreams can eventually become the foundations of tomorrow's reality.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students during graduation.
How many more years I shall be able to work on the problem I do not know; I hope, as long as I live. There can be no thought of finishing, for 'aiming at the stars' both literally and figuratively, is a problem to occupy generations, so that no matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.
The only barrier to human development is ignorance, and this is not insurmountable.
Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.
It is not a simple matter to differentiate unsuccessful from successful experiments. . . .[Most] work that is finally successful is the result of a series of unsuccessful tests in which difficulties are gradually eliminated.
If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.
In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop believing in the possibilities of our remarkable country. I refuse to accept the downsizing of the American Dream. I refuse to bet against American entrepreneurial spirit and American ingenuity.The competition's tough, and it requires us to be tougher - tough-minded, never hard hearted.
The competitive advantages the marketplace demands is someone more human, connected, and mature. Someone with passion and energy, capable of seeing things as they are and negotiating multiple priorities as she makes useful decisions without angst. Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.
Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say to yourself, 'Are you ever gonna get there and see what it feels like?' And it pushes you a little bit harder during that off-season to work to try to get there the following year.
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