American dream Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Download Open image “Southern California, where the American Dream came too true.” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare American dream California Dream Dreams Southern Southern california Usa
California always had been a dream to me. I guess growing up in the 70s with movies like Vanishing Point, The Getaway, and Badlands… — Stefanie Schneider Copy Share Image
I'll always consider myself a Southerner. A lot of people put California down, but my dreams were realized there. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
The American dream is a multi-metaphor made up of distinct regions. Many regions of this country are almost like different countries. Even in one… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a Californian. In my wildest dreams, I always liked California - it's the place where oranges grows on trees!… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
“But what other place on Earth has been more congenial to believers and promoters of mad dreams and schemes of so many kinds? California… — Kurt Andersen Copy Share Image
Wherever I am, I will embrace the life and the lifestyle. I've lived in Hollywood before, and we've moved into the old neighbourhood in… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think of California… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“I am waiting for the meek to be blessed and inherit the earth... without taxes” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
I didn’t know that painters and writers retired. They’re like soldiers – they just fade away. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
I certainly was surprised to be named Poet Laureate of this far-out city on the left side of the world, and I gratefully accept,… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
Paperbacks weren't considered real books in the book trade. Up till then it was just murder mysteries, potboilers, 25-cent pocket books sold in newsstands.… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all ottom line editors; everything depends on the money. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
“Cast up the heart flops over gasping 'Love' a foolish fish which tries to draw its breath from flesh of air And no one… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
The paintings may communicate even better because people are lazy and they can look at a painting with less effort than they can read… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
Poetry can change the world, just like any art can change the world, by changing consciousness. Of course this was the great slogan of… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
Almost every truly creative being alienated & expatriated in his own country — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Are we a nation of guarantees or are we a nation of opportunities to achieve the American dream? — Bob McDonnell Copy Share Image
I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Our families and our homes are the center of American life, Everything we do is to make those homes-and the lives in them-more beautiful,… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
I want people to know where I come from. I think I have come really far from that, and I did it on my… — AJ Lee Copy Share Image
We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
By disgracing and degrading the presidency of the United States, by fleeing the White House like a diseased cur, Richard Nixon broke the heart… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
So many Korean Americans like me came to this country with the hope of achieving their own American Dream. — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
“Let's make no mistake about this: The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods. If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild… — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
As a kid, I learned from my parents, teachers, coaches, and friends that what mattered most was Truth - to uncover it, share it… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Theres a zoom up in the TV screen Living cancer to our self-esteem yea Cause if this an airless beauty queen But everything aint… — Valentinooo_c Copy Share Image
College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image