American Dream 1931 Quotes & Sayings

Many of us don't realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives. — Debbie Ford

I have always really liked Tom Jones and I can't wait to see him in action. One thing is for sure, I would rather be singing for a living than getting punched on the head. — Ricky Hatton

No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves today. — Brendan Francis

The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am. — Annette Bening

Love is always stronger than death, and unto that love you have now returned. — Richard Rohr

One can always find inflationary models to explain whatever phenomenon is represented by the flavour of the month. — Joseph Silk

It was in 1931 that the historian James Truslow Adams coined the phrase "the American dream."
The American dream is not just a yearning for affluence, Adams said, but also for the chance to overcome barriers and social class, to become the best that we can be. Adams acknowledged that the United States didn't fully live up to that ideal, but he argued that America came closer than anywhere else. — Nicholas D. Kristof

Are all the scientists here men, then?" "Scientists?" Oiie asked, incredulous. Pae coughed. "Scientists. Oh, yes, certainly, they're all men. There are some female teachers in the girls' schools, of course. But they never get past Certificate level." "Why not?" "Can't do the math; no head for abstract thought; don't belong. You know how it is, what women call thinking is done with the uterus! Of course, there's always a few exceptions, God-awful brainy women with vaginal atrophy." "You Odonians let women study science?" Oiie inquired. "Well, they are in the sciences, yes." "Not many, I hope." "Well, about half. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Someone once pulled me aside and said it was all right to succeed, and I realised that I knew what failure felt like, but I didn't know what success felt like. I've carried that with me ever since. — Nick Frost

The children whom nobody leads by the hand are the children who know they are children. — Antonio Porchia

With my fiction, I focused on chapters and overall conceptions, while in poetry, I crawled along in the trenches of each sentence, examining every word for a sign of a deeper significance. — Philip Schultz

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. — Christian D. Larson

In the larger companies, you have this tendency to get top-down direction. — Vint Cerf

He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get. — Patricia C. Wrede

The phrase, "American Dream", a lifestyle approach that doesn't require God's power, just ours, was coined in 1931 by James T. Adams. — Gary Patton