American Dream In Literature Quotes & Sayings

Who hateth me but for my happiness? Or who is honored now but for his wealth? Rather had I, a Jew, be hated thus, Than pitied in a Christian poverty. — Christopher Marlowe

And understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media. — Monica Lewinsky

I met Jack Kennedy in November, 1946. We were both war heroes, and both of us had just been elected to Congress. — Norman Mailer

We are alive in all our layers of self and selflessness - individuals becoming one. — Jay Woodman

For me, I never abandoned the truck. Even though I've opened other things, the truck is still the lifeblood of who I am. That's because I enjoy it. I believe in it. It's everything that I am. — Roy Choi

I didn't like being in a newsroom all the time. — Cheri Bustos

Of course I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love. But marriage - that fits some people but obviously not me. — Sean Bean

Intern is not just a gripping tale of becoming a doctor. It's also a courageous critique, a saga of an immigrant family living (at times a little uneasily) the American dream, and even a love story. A great read and a valuable addition to the literature - and I use the word advisedly - of medical training. — Melvin Konner

It's not simply what we feel, but what we feed, that determines what we do and how we live. — Bill Crawford

The best work of literature to represent the American Dream is 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows us how dreaming can be tainted by reality, and that if you don't compromise, you may suffer. — Azar Nafisi

Does the weight of consequence drag you down until it pulls you under? — Ashlee Simpson

Call them from their houses, and teach them to dream. — Jean Toomer

Hail, brother! All hail, Thou Mighty One!" A velvety bass voice came booming over the water. Great — Katherine Mansfield

What you need to do in conflict resolution is to bring the people who believe that the answer to their political ambitions will be achieved through violence into a frame of mind that they accept that their political ambitions will be delivered by politics. — Des Browne

With the intellect, I always have-always shall overcome, but that is not half of the work of life. The life-oh my God-shall the life never be sweet? — Margaret Fuller

Exotic: meaning you're "desired."
For madness is seductive, sexy. Female madness.
So long as the female is reasonably young and attractive. — Joyce Carol Oates