Calculating Quote by Rene Thom

“At a time where so many scholars are calculating, is it not desirable that some, who can, dream?”

— René Thom

First, inevitably, the idea, the fantasy, the fairy tale. Then, scientific calculation. Ultimately, fulfillment crowns the dream.

— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge?

— Alice James

Now, everybody, I suppose, is aware that in recent years the silly business of divination by dreams has ceased to be a joke and…

— Arthur Machen

People don't think their dreams amount to much, but when I ask them to examine them for common themes, they surprise themselves at how…

— Henry Reed

Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely…

— Dolly Parton

In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour. But, at…

— Michael Atiyah

Is there any person in the world who does not dream? Who does not contain within them worlds unimagined?

— Neil Gaiman

The problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.

— Ayn Rand

What mankind can dream research and technology can achieve

— C. Walton Lillehei

The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people…

— John F. Kennedy

Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?

— Anonymous