“Was Ali a poor, illiterate, village boy when he met Wallace, as has generally been believed? Or, did he have an important and interesting backstory?”
Source: "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
“A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,” the moment when, often following a crisis, the hero is confronted by a major choice, a crossroad, a life redirection, a safe or a risky option. Choose one path and your life changes in a certain way, choose another and you veer off into an alternate reality.”
Source: "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
“I'm torn between my own dreams and my duty as a son.”
Source: Pieces of a Broken Mind
“There are no true dreamers of day who achieved their great dreams without first travelling difficult roads. To achieve beautiful dreams, one must be prepared to travel difficult roads.”
Source: DREAMS DON'T DIE, PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEM
“Before anyone can become an achiever, he or she would first resolve to persevere and resolve to be determined enough to keep going in the direction of his dreams irrespective of the difficulties that he would meet.”
Source: DREAMS DON'T DIE, PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEM
“He lacks determination and perseverance who, tries a thing once and concludes that it is impossible to achieve. Such a man would never achieve anything of worth in his life.”
Source: DREAMS DON'T DIE, PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEM
“You and I must consciously dream, we must aspire to become something in life, we must aspire to contribute something positive to this world. The starting point is choosing a path for your life and passionately following that path until you arrive at your destination.”
Source: DREAMS DON'T DIE, PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEM
“Great dreams are not achieved on a silver platter but with great effort, perseverance and faith.”
Source: DREAMS DON'T DIE, PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEM
“If they call you a dreamer, ignore them and keep dreaming. I know of a lad who was called that — he went on to become a governor of Egypt.”
“Never underestimate the power of a dream and a solid business plan.”