American dream Quote by Robert Reich

The American dream of rags to riches is a dream for a reason - it is hard to achieve; were everyone to do it,…

— Robert Fulton

The American dream was not, at least at the beginning, a rags-to-riches type of narrow materialism.

— Charles A. Reich

I had come to college believing in a story that if you worked hard, the American dream was reachable.

— Matthew Desmond

America's great talent, I think, is to generate desires that would never have occurred, natively,... and to make those desires so painfully real that…

— Karen Russell

The truth is that I've always been fascinated with wealth in America. To me, it's been about the American dream and the corruption of…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

“It is only after a person surrenders achieving “The American Dream,” and annihilates any personal thought of living exclusively for material gain that a…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

— John Wesley

I had bought the Great American Dream. I'd attained wealth and success, and the world was an empty, desolate place for me.

— Demond Wilson

“Many people----women especially----remain trapped in the poverty into which they were born. The successful person from this background is the exception. The American dream…

— Nancy Isenberg

The American Dream has always focused on building a better life for yourself and your family, striving for success, and even fleeing from religious…

— Marc Veasey

There are people a lot smarter, a lot more talented than I am, people who've accomplished things I can only imagine. Often, they started…

— Kane

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

— Tommy Hilfiger