# Yesterday's Dream Becomes Tomorrow's Reality by Robert H. Goddard > "It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." > **— Robert H. Goddard**, *1904, High-school address / later Goddard maxim* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: High-school address / later Goddard maxim, 1904. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [High-school address / later Goddard maxim](https://www.nasa.gov/history/the-human-desire-for-exploration-leads-to-discovery/) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Technology|Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." — Robert H. Goddard, 1904, High-school address / later Goddard maxim https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-robert-goddard-yesterday-dream-becomes-tomorrow-reality ```