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title: "4 American Hope Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [My parents taught me by example what it means to be American: to hope and to dream, and to work hard for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karine-jean-pierre/my-parents-taught-me-by-example-what-it-means-to-be-american-to-hope/)

[Karine Jean-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karine-jean-pierre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/594/karine-jean-pierre-5951_american_my-parents-taught-me-by-example-what-it_120777.jpg)

> [I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that's really what's propelled me into public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/i-could-be-anything-i-wanted-because-i-was-an-american-and-i-hope/)

[Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/marco-rubio-355_american_i-could-be-anything-i-wanted-because-i-w_139600.png)

> ['Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/hope-and-change-has-become-a-cliche-in-our-nation-and-it-is-daunting/)

[Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/billy-graham-234_american_hope-and-change-has-become-a-cliche-in-o_532873.png)

> [Meaningful work, not welfare, is every American's hope, and we have a continuing responsibility to make those hopes a lasting reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/meaningful-work-not-welfare-is-every-american-s-hope-and-we-have-a/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/ronald-reagan-119_continuing_meaningful-work-not-welfare-is-every-ame_2151731.jpg)

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