“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”
— Ed Rowell, The Foreign Service Journal - August 1996 p.5 (AFSA News section)
“No vision can grasp him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.”
— Quran 6:103
“From now on, everything in life will appear blurry to me. What’s the point of wiping my glasses when my vision has already left me?”
— Sanu Sharma, Pari
“Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.”
— Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on various subjects (Further thoughts on various subjects), 1745
“Vision without implementation is hallucination.”
— Anonymous proverb, as quoted in Counterpoint, Vol. 2-3 (1991), p. 22 by Ravaya Publishers; sometimes attributed to Bertrand Russell and Benjamin Franklin on the internet, but without any citation of source.
“Monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens, cui lumen ademptum.”
— A monster frightful, formless, immense, with sight removed.
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
Ken is a masculine given name of Japanese, Scottish Gaelic, or Chinese origin.
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Ken is a masculine given name of Japanese, Scottish Gaelic, or Chinese origin.
The Japanese given name is common among males. It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Ken is also a masculine given name of Scottish / Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenny, Kendrick, Kendall, or Kennedy).
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People
Ken (musician) (born 1968), Japanese musician and member of the bands L'Arc-en-Ciel and Sons of All Pussys
Ken Akamatsu (赤松 健; born 1968), Japanese author
Ken Anderson (quarterback) (born 1949), American quarterback
Ken Anderson (wrestler) (born 1976), American professional wrestler known under the ring name Mr. Kennedy
Ken Barrie (1933–2016), English voice actor and singer
Ken Block (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Bowersox (born 1956), American astronaut
Ken Bruce (born 1951), Scottish DJ
Ken Bruen (1951–2025), Irish crime fiction writer
Ken Buesseler (born 1959), American marine radiochemist
Ken Burns (born 1953), American documentary filmmaker
Ken Caillat (born 1946), American record producer
Ken Caminiti (1963–2004), Major League Baseball player
Ken Campbell (1941–2008), English writer, actor, and director
Ken Campbell (evangelist) (1934–2006), Canadian evangelist
Ken Carlson (born 1951), American politician
Ken Casey, bassist of the Boston Irish punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
Ken Chambers (1933–2021), Australian rules footballer
Ken Chan (Filipino actor) (born 1993), Filipino actor
Ken Christianson, California based artist and musician, with art collective Elephant Empire
Ken Clark (actor) (1927–2009), American actor
Ken Clouston, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Ken Croken (born 1950), American politician
Ken Davitian (born 1953), American film and TV actor
Deng Ken (1911–2017), Chinese politician
Ken Dodd (1927–2018), English comedian and singer
Ken Doherty (born 1969), Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter
Ken Dyer (1946–2010), American football player
Ken Dryden (born 1947), Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender
Ken Ernst (1918–1985), American cartoonist
Ken Flax (born 1963), American Olympic hammer thrower
Ken Follett (born 1949), British author of thrillers and historical novels
Ken Giles (born 1990), American baseball player
Ken Griffey Sr. (born 1950), American baseball player
Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), American baseball player
Ken Ham (born 1951), Australian-born American creationist
Ken Harrelson (born 1941), Major League Baseball player and broadcaster
Ken Harris (1898–1982), American animator
Ken Hendricks (1941–2007), American businessman, president of Hendricks Group
Ken Hirai (平井 堅; born 1972), J-pop singer known for the hit songs "Hitomi wo Tojite" and "POP STAR"
Ken Hoang (born 1985), American professional electronic sports player
Ken Holtzman (born 1945), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Ken Hon, American geologist and head of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健; born 1969), Japanese comedian
Ken Hughes (1922–2001), British writer and director of films, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Ken Jacobs (1933–2025), American experimental filmmaker
Ken Jennings (born 1974), American; contestant, executive producer and host of the game show Jeopardy!
Ken Jeong (born 1969), American comedian, actor and former physician
Ken Kelley (American football) (born 1960), American football player
Ken Kelley (journalist) (1949–2008), American journalist and publisher
Ken Keltner (1916–1991), American baseball player
Ken Kesey (1935–2001), American novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kirby, Canadian-born actor and screenwriter
Ken Klippenstein, American journalist
Ken Kojima (born 1999), Japanese idol, actor, and fashion model
Ken Kratz (born 1960–61), American lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin
Ken Kutaragi (born 1950), Japanese businessman, president and CEO, later chairman, of Sony Computer Entertainment
Ken Kwaku (born 1946), Ghanaian corporate governance expert
Ken LaCorte (born 1965), American YouTuber and former Fox News executive
Ken Lay (1942–2006), American business executive, CEO and chairman of Enron
Ken Labanowski (born 1959), American-Israeli basketball player
Ken Leung (born 1970), American film and television actor
Ken Livingstone (born 1945), British politician, former mayor of London
Ken Lloyd (born 1976), Japanese-British musician, vocalist and songwriter of Fake? and Oblivion Dust
Ken Loach (born 1936), British film director
Ken Lutz (born 1965), American football player
Ken Matthews (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken McAlister (born 1960), American football player
Ken McCarthy (born 1959), American activist, educator, entrepreneur and Internet commercialization pioneer
Ken McCarty (born 1958), American politician
Ken MacLeod (born 1954), Scottish science fiction writer
Ken McElroy (1934–1981), American unsolved murder victim and criminal
Ken Messer (1931–2018), British painter
Ken Misner (born 1949), American painter and distance runner
Ken Miyagishima (born 1963), American mayor
Ken Mizuno (水野 剣; born 1978), Japanese freestyle skier
Ken Morrish (1919–2006), mayor of the city of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Ken Morrison (1931–2017), English supermarket CEO
Ken Moran (1925–2009), Australian Paralympic lawn bowler
Ken Murray (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Nomura (born 1965), Japanese member of the drifting motorsport scene and of the D1 Grand Prix series
Ken Okuyama (ケン・オクヤマ; born 1959), Japanese car designer, creative director of Pininfarina, professor
Ken Olin (born 1954), American actor, television director, and producer
Ken Parrish (born 1984), American football player
Ken Penders, American comic book writer
Ken Peplowski (1959–2026), American jazz clarinetist
Ken Pettway (born 1964), American player of gridiron football
Ken Phares (born 1951), American football player
Ken Pogue (1934–2015), Canadian actor
Ken Rees (1944–2020), Welsh television journalist
Ken Ring (rapper) (born 1979), Swedish rapper
Ken Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Rosewall (born 1934), Australian Grand Slam tennis champion
Ken Rush (1931–2011), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
Ken Russell (1927–2011), British film director and actor
Ken Rutherford (cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995), Nigerian writer and political activist
Ken Schrader (born 1955), American NASCAR driver
Ken Seals, American college football player
Ken Shamrock (born 1964), American mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler
Ken Shimura (志村 けん; 1950–2020), Japanese comedian, member of the Drifters
Ken Shimizu (清水 健; born 1979), Japanese male adult video (AV) actor
Ken Singleton (born 1947), American Major League Baseball player and commentator
Ken Sio (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Ken Spears (1938–2020), American cartoonist and film producer
Ken Spikes (1935–2009), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
Ken Spreitzer, computer programmer, creator of "Uninstaller"
Ken Starr (1946–2022), American lawyer and judge
Ken Stott (born 1954), Scottish actor
Ken Sugimori (杉森 建; born 1966), Japanese illustrator known for his work on the Pokémon video games
Ken Takakura (高倉 健; 1931–2014), Japanese film actor
Ken Terrell (1904–1966), American actor and stuntman
Ken Thaiday Snr (born 1950), Torres Strait Islander/Australian artist
Ken Thompson (born 1943), American computer scientist and one of the primary creators of Unix
Ken Todd (born 1945), British businessman
Ken Tyrrell (1924–2001), British racing driver, founder of the Formula One team Tyrrell Racing
Ken Uehara (1909–1991), Japanese film actor
Ken Wahl (born 1954), American actor
Ken Waldichuk (born 1998), American baseball player
Ken Watabe (渡部 建; born 1972), Japanese comedian and television presenter
Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙; born 1959), Japanese theater, TV, and film actor
Ken Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken Whyld (1926–2003), British chess player and author
Ken Winey (born 1962), Canadian football player
Ken Zheng (born 1995), Indonesian actor, screenwriter and martial artist
Fictional characters
Ken Amada (天田 乾), a character in Persona 3
Ken (Barbie) also known as Ken Carson, toy doll
Ken Barlow, character in the British TV soap opera Coronation Street
Ken Cosgrove, a fictional character in the American television series, Mad Men
Kenshiro (ケンシロウ) or Ken, hero of the manga and anime series Fist of the North Star
Kenshin Himura (緋村 剣心) or Ken, main character of the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin
Ken Ryūgūji (龍宮寺 堅), a character of the manga and anime series Tokyo Revengers
Ken Hisatsu (久津 ケン), a character in the Juken Sentai Gekiranger
Ken Hoshikawa (星川 健), a character in Chikyu Sentai Fiveman
Ken Ichijouji (一乗寺 賢), a character in the anime series Digimon
Ken Joshima (城島 犬), a character in the anime series Reborn!
Ken Kaneki (金木 研), main character of the manga and anime series Tokyo Ghoul
Ken Kogashiwa (小柏 健), a character in Initial D
Ken Marks, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
Ken Masters (ケン・マスターズ), character in the Street Fighter franchise
Ken Midori or Kensuke Midorikawa (緑川 ケンスケ), a character in the anime series Beyblade Burst
Ken Minami (美波 ケン), character in the anime series Machine Robo Rescue
Ken Murphy, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie He's Just Not That Into You, Daphne Zuniga
Ken Rosenberg, a character in the Grand Theft Auto video games
Ultraman Ken, better known as Father of Ultra, from the Ultraman Series; true name revealed in the film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend
Ken, a fictional character from an animated web series The Gaslight District
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