You cannot give up on the American dream. We cannot allow our fears and our disappointments to lead us into silence and into inaction.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The American Dream may be slipping away. We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.
I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.
For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.
The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam.
The American Dream, the idea of the happy ending, is an avoidance of responsibility and commitment.
American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in their dreams.
The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
If you're not willing to work, you're never going to be able to experience the American Dream.
I am living proof that the American dream still exists. It is still alive and well. There is only one trick, you have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and work very, very hard.
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.