Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by…

Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.

— Nancy Pelosi

I think that's still what the American Dream means: that with perseverance, with hard work, you can become something, that the classes won't prevent…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.

— John H. Johnson

The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.

— Tammy Duckworth

“The most twisted but perennial of American myths is that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. (p. 174)”

— Robin R. Meyers

Our country does not guarantee you success--but liberty guarantees you the opportunity to succeed.

— Deneen Borelli

We owe every student in every neighborhood in New Jersey an equal opportunity to succeed. We know that more money, alone, is not the…

— Thomas Kean, Jr

Success isn't instant but not any one is perfect!,I think the problem does not happen to me a lot of failures. But it should…

— Achmad Tim Bukhari

I won't stop until every Iowan has an opportunity to succeed.

— Kim Reynolds

If we can give Pennsylvanians the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed, then economic opportunity will follow.

— Josh Shapiro

We need to make sure that our schools have what they need to give our kids the best opportunity to succeed.

— Josh Shapiro

Be willing to give people a second chance. You'd be surprised how well people respond to another opportunity to succeed.

— Robert Cheeke

Money should never be a barrier to whether or not a young person is given the opportunity to succeed.

— London Breed

Each man has to work out his own understanding of what needs to be done, and then prepare himself to take advantage of the…

— George S. Clason

Take up a challenge and treat it as an opportunity. Once you do that and succeed, all you want in life is more such…

— Ravi Shastri