Aspiring Visionary Pillows

'We can't make any plans. By the time we grow up, there will be professions no one has ever dreamed of.'

It's October 17th, 2015. Do you know where your hopes and dreams went?

'What do you want to be when you grow up?'

Ballon on string dreams of holding a boy's head instead.

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

What else is there to wish for?

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

I need to set upmy own company.

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

"I've always wanted an empire of Distance Learning Campuses."

Travellers with a developer: 'I see ski slopes.'

"Gracie, what does a little girl like you wish for? I mean, besides being a doctor, a motivational speaker, a great parent and becoming president?"

The Idea of America.

DACA

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

"It looks like we've reached the end of reality..."

'Where do you see yourself in five years?'

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

Wishful Thinking Magazine - circulation chart.

"Gee, I just wish I had the words to describe this scene to you fellows back on earth...!"

"The counselor wasn't much help about getting into college. All he said was to study hard and get good grades."

"This grade doesn't fit into my five-year plan!"

"I'm ahead of my time."

Books: Self-Improvement Just keeping up with Joneses.

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"We thought we could put in the details later."

'I thought I'd put in the details later.'

'This is wonderful. It will help millions of people.'

"...and would you like to enroll her in pre-pre-pre-med or pre-pre-law?"

'I'm afraid we're not authorized to do that, sir.'

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

"I can't wait until we're older so we can get into the cannabis industry. At least then we can make a difference in people's lives."

"An inflatable dome will allow us to live on other planets."

"I want an eponymous retail empire when I grow up, Greg. What do you want?"