Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
ER Eleanor RooseveltDiplomat & activist · 1884–1962What this quote means
Roosevelt links imagination to ownership of the future: the people who shape what comes next are the ones willing to take their own dreams seriously. Belief here isn't naïve optimism — it's the conviction that makes you act, persist, and build.
Context
Former U.S. First Lady, diplomat, and human-rights advocate whose words on courage and possibility still circulate daily.
This line is among the quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt that readers return to on motivation — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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