The verses of a Lapland song cannot be forgotten to this day: "The wishes of children are the wishes of the wind, and the thoughts of youth are long thoughts." --Longfellow.

Without great aspirations, there would be no great genius. --Balzac;

Living in desires without hope is the greatest tragedy in life. --Dante;

Belief is generated by a desire. You will believe because you are willing to believe, you will believe if you hope to believe, and you will believe if you have a benefit. -- Strindberg;

Feeling and desire are the driving force behind all human efforts and creations, no matter how superb the efforts and creations presented to us may appear. --Einstein;

I would rather be the smallest person among human beings who has dreams and the desire to realize them, than be the greatest person without dreams or desires. -- Kahlil Gibran.