Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dreams are fiction, achievements are science; history blends both.
- In plain terms
- Dreams become fiction, achievements become science, and history mixes them.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the link between imagination and real progress.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What fictional ideas have become real in your life?
Another view
Not all dreams become practical outcomes.
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