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Vision Quotes

Seeing what could be, before it exists.

These vision quotes cover a director's insistence on following his own path regardless of others' opinions, and, more prominently, an education-reform view that the best teachers and schools operate with a defined picture of what each student can become. One entry closes out a band's touring cycle to pursue a new creative direction. See Great for more on ambition.

One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring.

Quotes by Thomas Sowell

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.

Quotes by Thomas Sowell

Let's use the energy of this historic year to propel us toward our shared vision of a greater Boston.

Quotes by Thomas Menino

Sharing the same vision for what's on the page is always a good idea. The director's job is to establish what that is and make sure that everyone sticks to it when it comes down to actually executing it. Establishing...

Quotes by Thomas Jane

Whatever you are doing in life, you have to build a high-class vehicle to deliver your vision.

Quotes by Thomas Kaplan

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Quotes by Theodore Hesburgh

All great directors or anyone who has a strong vision like Scorsese needs to have a lot of support around them. I think from the very beginning - when we met each other - he realised he could trust me...

Quotes by Thelma Schoonmaker

It is in Rousseau's writing above all that history begins to turn from upper-class honour to middle-class humanitarianism. Pity, sympathy and compassion lie at the centre of his moral vision. Values associated with the feminine begin to infiltrate social existence...

Quotes by Terry Eagleton

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book.

Quotes by Terri Windling

'Cosby' opened up so many people's vision to something that they had never seen before or really contemplated before and exposed them to things that were going on that were completely below their radar.

Quotes by Tempestt Bledsoe

My faith is strong, my faith is unwavering and my vision is clear.

Quotes by Teddy Bridgewater

My experience in Ethiopia helped shape my vision for WHO. We need to promote evidence-based decision-making and awareness. Specifically, we need to advocate for research and development, champion and support global and regional coalitions, and strengthen national capacity.

Quotes by Tedros Adhanom

Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film.

Quotes by Ted Kotcheff

Having immigrated here when I was 3, I was grateful for the opportunities America provided and felt a duty to defend the ideals that make us the strongest nation in the world. I can't imagine turning away anyone who shares...

Quotes by Ted Lieu

I chose busking because I didn't want to be working for someone else. I wanted to work as I am. I feel like you ultimately do have a choice if you have your vision. So, I had a vision forever...

Quotes by Tash Sultana

We must delve deep into history the better to engage a true dialogue of civilisations. Fear of the present can impose upon the past its own biased vision.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

The role of president, as George W. Bush commented in 2000, requires vision, management, and an eye for talent - not so different from that of CEO. But during the first years of Carter's presidency, his Cabinet was anything but...

Quotes by Tahl Raz

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world.

Quotes by Tahar Ben Jelloun

When we say Church of All Nations, it's a vision given to me, that the church will touch all the world.

Quotes by T. B. Joshua

I think back to my time in children's television, back in the 1970s, and the amount of innovation that was going on then. Because the mass market wasn't focused on it, so you had a freedom to do amazing things,...

Quotes by Sylvester McCoy

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "vision" mean across these quotes?
It shows up as personal creative direction, as a clear sense of where students can go academically, and as the drive behind successful teaching and long-term career choices. For more big-picture reflections, see our Life quotes.
Is there a quote about taking responsibility for your own creative vision?
Yes — it says, "I think everybody goes off and does their own vision. And I don't take responsibility for other people's work, frankly. It's bad enough taking responsibility for my own."
Does one quote talk about vision helping disadvantaged students succeed?
Yes. It notes that real excellence has come "in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be..." This kind of hope for students' potential connects with our Believe quotes too.
Is there a quote about successful teachers having a vision for their students?
Yes — it explains that top teachers "establish a vision of where their students will be performing at the end of the year." Teaching with this kind of purpose is a theme you'll also find in our Great quotes.
Does one quote mention a band deciding it had accomplished its vision?
Yes — it says that after a touring cycle ended, "as a band, Static-X had accomplished everything we set out to accomplish," which opened space to pursue solo work. If you enjoy reflections on accomplishment, our Good quotes are worth exploring.

Pair this with Believe or Good for more on what drives people toward a goal they can already picture.