
“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”
The earliest appearance yet located of this statement is in 50 Ways to Lose Ten Pounds (1995) by Joan Horbiak, p. 95, where it is quoted as an anonymous proverb. It seems to have circulated as such for a few years before it began to be attributed to Saint Exupéry around 2007.
Disputed
“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”
Source: Crisis Management: A Model For Managers (1993), p. 16
“You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal?… A plan.”
Source: Lone Wolf
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
“Goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress.”
Source: https://jamesclear.com/goals-systems
The Pageant of Life (1964), On Planning for a Better World
Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century