Pramoedya Ananta Toer Quotes

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

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

The Republic is a dream. Nothing happens unless first a dream.

See things not as they are but as they might be.

We know that dreams fuel innovation.

We need men who can dream of things that never were.

Only dreams give birth to change.

Dreaming is one of humanity’s greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.

Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.

The immediate future of man lies in the imagination and in seeking the dimension where the imagination can be expressed.

Every great advancement was once nothing more than a dream in the mind of a visionary.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

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

What is now proved was once only imagined.

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.

From stoplights to skyscrapers, turn anywhere in civilization and you will see imagination at work. It's in our inventions, advances and remedies and how a single parent masterminds each day. Imagination is boundless, surrounds us and resides in us all.

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.

Imagination - that's the future for us.

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

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

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

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.

I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything.

Creating the future is incredibly exciting. When you talk about ideas and creativity, it's really about having that vision in your mind of how the world could be better, of how it could be a brighter place.