Adults Quote by John Cheever

“Americans come out of the comparison rather better. They may overdo emotion, but they are not fearful of it. A surplus of feeling has…

— Terry Eagleton

I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our…

— Hermann Hesse

New pressures are causing ever more people to find their main satisfaction in their consumptive role rather than in their productive role. And these…

— Vance Packard

“The world became more aware that America-despite being the hope of many who have the personal drive and ambition to become part of the…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many…

— Satish Kumar

So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American dream.

— Mia Love

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principal goal in life is to be rich,…

— Barack Obama

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

— Azar Nafisi

For over two centuries, Americans have grown up in a society that rewards hard work, protects innovation, and allows its citizens to constantly break…

— Renee Ellmers

The individualism of American life, to our glory and despair, creates anger and encourages its release; for when everything is possible, limitations are irksome.…

— Carol Tavris

It's tragic what America has become because there is a great segment of society that now resents luxury and success and achievement by others.

— Robin Leach

The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.

— Andrew Weil