It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Interpretation
Dreams and hopes shape our reality over time.
This quote by Robert H. Goddard highlights the transformative power of dreams and aspirations. It suggests that what may seem impossible today can be achieved through hope and determination, as yesterday's dreams can eventually become the foundations of tomorrow's reality.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students during graduation.
How many more years I shall be able to work on the problem I do not know; I hope, as long as I live. There can be no thought of finishing, for 'aiming at the stars' both literally and figuratively, is a problem to occupy generations, so that no matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.
The only barrier to human development is ignorance, and this is not insurmountable.
Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.
It is not a simple matter to differentiate unsuccessful from successful experiments. . . .[Most] work that is finally successful is the result of a series of unsuccessful tests in which difficulties are gradually eliminated.
I want to find people who have had to work hard and who have learned from their failures. Perseverance is no guarantee you’ll succeed, but without it, it’s almost guaranteed you won’t.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.
Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to be done.
People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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