Goal The Dream Begins Quotes

[Jerica Shilt]

9I want to see the world. Follow a map to its edges, and keep going. Forgo the plans, trust my instincts. Let curiosity be my guide. I want to change hemispheres. Sleep with unfamiliar stars and let the journey unfold before me.

Successful people tend to have a positive outlook that usually inspires the people around them. Since time is the most precious resource in the world today, people should read motivational quotes on dreams because they bridge the gap between the need for motivational success and time.

One of the biggest problems that people face today is procrastination. Procrastination is the habit of postponing something voluntarily even when the consequences of doing so are dire. Just like any other habit, overcoming procrastination is not easy. However, you can beat it by reading strong motivational quotes every day and forming the habit of taking action immediately.

I love these inspirational quotes. After reading I got motivation and booster of working towards my dreams. It triggered me to take a step towards to achieve my goals. certain things which are stopping me is taking action. but I feel these quotes have inspired me to overcome that fear of loosing. I will definitely try harder and harder until I fulfill my dreams.

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My favorite quote appears when Nick is talking about Tom and Daisy, saying, " They were careless people. . . They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money . . . and let other people clean up the mess they had made. . ." (Fitzgerald 179). Life isn't fair; and it's not fair that Tom and Daisy were barely affected by these traumatic events even though it was their actions that started them. They use their money as a cushion to protect them from their mistakes. And because they are protected like that, they never learn from them, for it is known that drama like this happened before hand as well, in Chicago, which is why they left. It can also be seen in the finale when Tom enters the jewelry store to but jewlry that is most likely for another mistress. I believe that the last scene on chapter 7 can represent this cushion. As there is chaos outside (Myrtle is already dead, Gatsby is worried sick about Daisy, an Nick is busy trying to take in all that just happened) Daisy and Tom are inside their warm, cozy house; together, holding hands and talking things over. They do not pay attention to all the chaos that they caused outside. They are selfish, and focus on themselves, while being shielded by their money (their house).

I agree that Daisy and Tom use their money as a shield. They both think that because they are wealthy and have status that they can do whatever they want without having to deal with the aftermath. I also agree with your statement that life isn't fair. I think this applies especially with the wealthy. Because they have the money and the power they usually dont get blamed for their mistakes, while the lesser do.

I have two ideas as to why he didn't finish the quotation: one of them is that, in the middle of that thought, Nick realizes that he is judging Tom and Daisy, so he stops before his accusations become even worse. While talking with Tom, Nick becomes very angry, which can lead to hateful judgment, and is what Nick's thought sounded like (even though it is true). My other idea is that, even though their actions were in the past, the cut off leads the reader to infer that Daisy and Tom will run into the same problems again because they never learn from their mistakes. Their money shields them from the consequences of their irresponsible actions, which allows them to keep living recklessly.

I really enjoyed this novel as a whole. I learned a lot about life and saw a new perspective on how life should be looked at. One of my favorite quotes on the last page of the novel is, "to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther..." (Fitzgerald 180). To me, this quote is telling the readers to always try harder the next day. Do not let the things from the day before affect what you do that day; those things are in the past and cannot be changed. Stretch your arms out to newer things. Do not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone to achieve something, you never know, it might be worth it.

I agree with you completely. This quote has so much meaning behind it.The characters who posed as Gatsby's friends while he was still alive were not there for him after his death. I felt bad for Gatsby, but this quote gave hope, telling me that there is always something good to come.

I completely agree with you, Emma! I had annotated this quote as well, because I thought it was extremely significant. It is like the saying "If at first you don't succeed, try try again." I feel like with this, they were able to continue on with their future, try new things, or even try harder the next day. Though things that are in the past contribute to the future, they should not let it affect them, because what is done is done, and I think this quote does a significant job of explaining this.

I also have to agree with you because this novel is simply the story of Gatsby trying to get what he had back when Daisy was no longer married. If he had acted that day we can infer that things would be much different. Fitzgerald wants us to take away that tomorrow we should do what we want, or even better do it today because we may not have time tomorrow. This essence of time is commonly used throughout the novel such as when Gatsby "turned and caught (the clock) with trembling fingers" (69).

Kelsey like what you said the story is about. I agree that is about Gatsby trying to get what he had back. And that makes me think, isn't that what all men do when something they want was take. They do whatever it takes to get it back. I agree with what you said, that Fitzgerald "wants us to take away that tomorrow we should do what we want, or even better do it today because we may not have time tomorrow".

I agree with what you're saying, that quote sums up the novel well. Nick stretched out his arms when he went to Gatsby's party because he had years of opportunities he could have just showed up. He got invited one day, went to the party, and his life definitely got more exciting from that day onward.

I agree with you Emma! That is an awesome quote. it not only tells readers to try harder and not let the past affect them, but it also gives off a positive, determined vibe. This is a great quote to be put at the end of the novel because it leaves the reader a reassuring feeling that everything will eventually be okay and work itself out.

I absolutely agree with you here. People need to open their arms to new things and not be so closed off. People get comfortable to a routine and soon forget to try new things, but everyone needs to open their minds to new adventures to learn and progress as a person.

I absolutely agree with you, Emma, reading this book made me look at things through many different perspectives. Each character had a completely different outlook towards things and you could see each point from each person.

My favorite quote of the whole ending is the last two lines, because they sum up the novel as a whole. Nick ends by saying "we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly in the past. Gatsby always moved toward the green light and wanted it more than anything. However, Daisy is in the past and Gatsby was simply searching for something that could not be recovered--time. That is where Nick's quote comes in because we do live in the past too much, and try and fix things against the current of possibility. This line teaches a large theme in the story that you cannot live too much in the past or future.

I agree with you, and I really liked this end quote because it left the reader feeling inspirational. Although, a number of characters ended up passing away, the end lines show that there is a life lesson within all the events of the story. I think you're exactly right that it teaches the reader that you cant live in the past or future because life is unexpected and you cant base your life off of something that happened in the past, or something that hasn't even happened yet

That's weird because I wasn't so much inspired as I was dumbfounded by the realization. Through all of the events of the books, all the deaths and sin and treachery, it was all for a singular dream we all strove for. These last to lines infer that despite all this, we still strive for these dreams. The words, "we beat on, boats against the current" (Fitzgerald 189) show as humans, we simply refuse to give up on this overly-ambitious dream despite knowing the consequences full well.

I completely agree with you Matt. People tend to live in the past because , for me at least, it is always in the back of your mind. I always seem to think about how I could of changed things and forget to live in the moment.

I agree with TJ here. The above quote, to me, says that everyone in this novel has experienced a lot (in some cases, more than they can handle, mind you). They almost feel a need to forget the events of the summer, starting with not attending Gatsby's funeral. They move on from this, and forget that it has ever happened.

I chose this quote as well Matt. I agree with your perception of it resembling not living in the past and how people need to stop trying to change things that cannot be changed. I liked the way you used time to resemble this as well as the green light as what Gatsby strived for in the current of the bay.

My favorite quote would be when Nick says, "I see now that this has been a story of the West, after all - Tom and Gatsby, Daisy and Jordan, and I, were all Westerners, and perhaps we possessed some deficiency in common which made us subtly adaptable to Eastern life." (Fitzgerald 176). I think this quote applies to most of the people living in the 20's. This quote especially applies to Nick because this rich, lavish, and corrupt environment is not suitable for someone like him to live in. They all, in some way, have morals and a sense of religion which is different from the society that surronds them in New York. They all are not superficial and have dreams that they wish to achieve, while everyone around them lives for the moment and don't think about the consequences and the impact their actions have on people besides themselves. I think Fitzgerald is trying to say that with urbanization, the individual looses a lot of their morals and good upbringing.

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