“In much of urban and Western civilization today, with no proper tragic sense of life, we try to believe that it is… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Many people----women especially----remain trapped in the poverty into which they were born. The successful person from this background is the exception. The… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“ Careless is the first adjective that comes to mind when describing the rich in this novel. The dream they embody is… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started ['Lincoln']. — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
For a long time, Americans have bought into the meritocracy, the American dream ideal. But when we watched banksters completely destroy our… — Krystal Ball Copy Share Image
“In a large sense, Main Street is the American origin story. It's an evocation of the American creation tale, and the kick… — Leslie Le Mon Copy Share Image
To think about what the American Dream can do across just one generation, in just one lifetime, is truly breathtaking. — Katie Britt Copy Share Image
When the stock market crash, a lot of people realized that the American dream was not all it was cracked up to… — Dominic Balli Copy Share Image
It's my goal to bring Ohio values to Washington as we work to make the American Dream more affordable and accessible to… — Jon Husted Copy Share Image
“The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with… — James Truslow Adams Copy Share Image
“But there’s a reason. There’s a reason. There’s a reason for this, there’s a reason education sucks, and it’s the same reason… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
What the American Dream means to me is the fact that - what founded this country - when I think about those… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The American dream is at jeopardy. This president [Obama] has defined the American dream as more dependence on the government. We need… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
“Appealing to our subconscious emotions rather than our conscious intellects, advertisements are designed to exploit the discontentments fostered by the American dream,… — Sonia Maasik Copy Share Image
I am not anti-Bush. I am not pro-Iraq. I am pro-peace. I have written a song and created a video which expresses… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I just love people. I love this country. I am the American dream. I grew up by the airport with a dirt… — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
I had bought the Great American Dream. I'd attained wealth and success, and the world was an empty, desolate place for me. — Demond Wilson Copy Share Image
Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Promiscuity: optimism, free enterprise, mobility--the American Dream. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I definitely really wanted to go to college and live my mom's full American dream fantasy of her son being a nurse. — Bretman Rock Copy Share Image
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
I love the idea of what America is. America is a bunch of people that do these incredible, thankless, selfless jobs that… — Tim Kennedy Copy Share Image