--- title: "9 Dream Exists Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Dream Exists quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Dream Exists sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/paula-deen-8030_american_i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still_1488337.png" --- > [I am proof that the American dream still exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still-exists/) [Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/paula-deen-8030_american_i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still_1488337.png) > [A dream that exists only in your mind is not useless. Use it to create the reality you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/a-dream-that-exists-only-in-your-mind-is-not-useless-use-it-to-create/) [Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/melchor-lim-61_dream_a-dream-that-exists-only-in-your-mind-is_767691.jpg) > [Israel is a fulfilled dream. Nothing that exists here existed here a hundred years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amos-oz/israel-is-a-fulfilled-dream-nothing-that-exists-here-existed-here-a/) [Amos Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amos-oz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/amos-oz-1478_dream_israel-is-a-fulfilled-dream-nothing-that_2415078.png) > [I am living proof that the American dream still exists. It is still alive and well. There is only one trick, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-am-living-proof-that-the-american-dream-still-exists-it-is-still/) [Paula Deen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-deen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/paula-deen-8030_alive_i-am-living-proof-that-the-american-drea_2337327.jpg) > [Reality exists beyond your sight and the dream exists in our reality and the truth is in our heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neon-genesis-evangelion/reality-exists-beyond-your-sight-and-the-dream-exists-in-our-reality/) [Neon Genesis Evangelion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neon-genesis-evangelion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/neon-genesis-evangelion-265887_dream_reality-exists-beyond-your-sight-and-the_3116402.jpg) > [I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-hoped-for-something-else-it-s-a-simple-dream-but-it-speaks-to-us-so/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adb/barack-obama-17_chance_i-hoped-for-something-else-it-s-a-simple_2761171.jpg) > [“It is true, that which I have revealed to you; there is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/it-is-true-that-which-i-have-revealed-to-you-there-is-no-god-no/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/mark-twain-22_dreams_it-is-true-that-which-i-have-revealed-to_827565.png) > [Israel is a fulfilled dream. Nothing that exists here existed here a hundred years ago. "The State of the Jews" was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amos-oz/israel-is-a-fulfilled-dream-nothing-that-exists-here-existed-here-a-2/) [Amos Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amos-oz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/amos-oz-1478_country_israel-is-a-fulfilled-dream-nothing-that_3054258.png) > [“Reality is painful and imperfect ... That's just the way it is, that's how we distinguish it from dreams. When something seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jos-eduardo-agualusa/reality-is-painful-and-imperfect-that-s-just-the-way-it-is-that-s-how/) [José Eduardo Agualusa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jos-eduardo-agualusa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/jos-eduardo-agualusa-11119_books_reality-is-painful-and-imperfect-that-s_564294.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream-exists/#itemlist", "name": "Dream Exists Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am proof that the American dream still exists.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paula Deen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-deen/i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still-exists/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/paula-deen-8030_american_i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still_1488337.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/paula-deen-8030_american_i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still_1488337.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/paula-deen-8030_american_i-am-proof-that-the-american-dream-still_1488337.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am proof that the American dream still exists.” — Paula Deen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A dream that exists only in your mind is not useless. 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