Ah, Peter, I thought about that when I posted it, but was hoping people would take it for the intent and not the origin. While you may be right about dreamers not moving off dead center, I shudder to think where the world would be without those dreamers who did act upon their dreams, including Max!

Here's a rebuttal of sorts:

Even in dreams good works are not wasted.

- Pedro Calderon de la Barca -

And, perhaps you'd like this one better, which I know you know,

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master...

- Rudyard Kipling -