American Dream Quotes

366 quotes by 274 authors

The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies.… — J. G. Ballard
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right… — Samuel Adams
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. — Max Beerbohm
This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested… — Michael Bloomberg
The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals. — Leonard Boswell
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. — Andrew Carnegie
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. — Jimmy Carter
High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good… — Chris Christie
I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary struggle of which I am a part is a struggle… — Eldridge Cleaver
For centuries, New York has served as the gateway for millions of people from all over the world in search of the American dream. It… — Hillary Clinton
When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable. — William J. Clinton
If you want a future of shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining, where the American Dream is alive and… — William J. Clinton
I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology. — William J. Clinton
President Obama's approach embodies the values, the ideas, and the direction America must take to build a 21st century version of the American Dream in… — William J. Clinton
The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the… — Harlan Coben
I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our… — Tom Coburn
I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age. — Mario Andretti
In my view, immigrants today aren't any different from immigrants who have come to America throughout our nation's history. They bring new ideas, an entrepreneurial… — Dick Armey
A family from Mexico who arrived here this morning, legally, has as much right to the American dream as the direct descendants of the founding… — Bob Dole

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