If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, rest his soul, he was hard as hell on me. He was tougher on me than anybody.

If you really look at it, I have done the 'American Dream' that people have died on boats to come here to live.

Moving to L.A. when I was 11 was when my entrepreneurialism started because it's the land of the American dream.

I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.

Never lose your faith in the American Dream. She's a nation under God, and God has never let a good American down.

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

On the surface, I've created a good life. I've lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant.

Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.

A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.

One of the flaws in the American dream is that there isn't as much of a safety net as you may get in other countries.

I'm very pro-American - my entire family escaped poverty in Italy because they rightly believed in the American dream.

We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.

The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.

I've achieved 'the American dream.' I feel it's my duty to help others achieve their vision, too - especially the youth.

My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

The American dream has always been about chasing opportunity and pursuing a brighter future for ourselves and our children.

Like you see in the fairy tales, that's how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American dream.

I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream.

We need to restore U.S. leadership to a world order that is rules-based in order to protect our American dream here at home.

When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.

The American dream is you come here, you believe in democracy, you believe in the Constitution, you work hard, you can make it.

I think the country will get behind someone who comes from a working-class background, who truly epitomizes the American Dream.

The American dream is a crock. Stop wanting everything. Everyone should wear jeans and have three T-shirts, eat rice and beans.

I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.

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

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

The power of immigration, the power of the American dream, if you think about the American dream, it is the best brand out there.

Hope will be found by understanding that diversity is the essence of the American Dream and why we need each other to fulfill it.

As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.

I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real thing.

Part of the American dream is 'I can own my own business, I can control my destiny. I can have the opportunity to work for myself.'

You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.

We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream.

The American dream has now morphed into an expectation. And if it isn't provided, or if it doesn't happen, then people feel cheated.

For too many of our young people, that once-promised American dream has given way to an American debt burden and a bleak job market.

I've lived the American Dream and had a great life. Immigration and religion and racial tolerance are the foundation of this country.

Sometimes well-intentioned programs can lead to dependency and cause us to forget we have what it takes to attain the American dream.

I see that that 'American dream' is slipping away because we're not solving the problems of today, we're not planning for the future.

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

You cannot give up on the American dream. We cannot allow our fears and our disappointments to lead us into silence and into inaction.

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

Get off your bottom and be the stand, and do the work you can to pursue the American Dream for yourself, and help others to do the same.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.

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