American Dream Quotes

“Our goal is to make sure that everyone has a fair shot at the American dream.”

“The American dream is alive and well.”

“That happiness is to be found in success is the great illusion of American life.”

“The promise of America is that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to get ahead.”

“The American Dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American Dream is that every man is free to become whatever God intends he should become.”

“Let's be clear: all of us want to be able to get a solid education, to have a good job, to be able to pay the bills and to have the security of being able to care for our families. That's the American dream.”

“I think the American dream is still alive and well. What it is, is the ability to climb the ladder of success, regardless of where you start.”

“The American dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.”

“The American dream is not a gift. It is a reward. It is a prize. It is a crown. It is a trophy. It is something that has to be earned.”

“For the vast majority of Americans, the dream is not to live in a dense city but to have a house with a yard.”

“The suburbs are the last bastion of the American dream.”

“My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful.”

“Part of the American dream is to be able to make a living and support your family.”

“We have never been a nation of haves and have-nots. We are a nation of haves and soon-to-haves, of people who have made it and people who will make it.”

“The American dream is not a gift. It is a reward.”

“I am a living example of the American dream. I grew up in a house with no running water and no electricity.”

“The promise of America is a simple but powerful one: if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead.”

“We talk about the American Dream, and want to tell our kids that they can be anything they want to be. But what if the kid's dream is to be a plumber, or a carpenter, or an auto mechanic?”

“The American dream is not a guarantee, but a promise that if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead.”

“The American dream is true. It works. It's possible.”