Roald Dahl Quotes

The mind that thought of light, heavy, grey, yellow, still, swift, also conceived of magic that would make heavy things light and able to fly, turn grey lead into yellow gold, and the still rock into a swift water. If it could do the one, it could do the other; it inevitably did both. When we can take green from grass, blue from heaven, and red from blood, we have already an enchanter's power.

Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.

Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

Much like dystopian and post-apocalyptic books are a way to explore the worst-case scenarios lurking around the corner, fantasy can serve as a wonderful tool for showing kids that they have an inherent power in them to create change, both in themselves and in their community.

Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

If you throw the pebble in the pond and the rings start circulating that much wider, you've done things and created things for people that they didn't think they'd ever be able to do. That excites me.

My goal is to get people thinking and trying to wrap their heads around the amazing things that have been achieved and to dream about what will be achieved.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

All good work has magic in it, and addresses the mind in a subtle way.

An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

I like to change people's sense of what's possible.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.

The future isn't just a place you'll go. It's a place you will invent.

The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination - what do you dream of wanting to do?

An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be - and the future is going to be an accumulation of ideas.

Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.

Some men see things as they are and say “Why?” I dream things that never were and say, “Why not?”