Gatsby American Dream Quotes & Sayings

When you can't cope with change, you feel overwhelmed, and you look for a simple solution. — Klaus Schwab

He told me not to seek revenge, but to seek the Buddha,' said the fox spirit, sadly.
'Wise counsel,' said the fox of dreams. 'Vegeance can be a road that has no ending. You would be wise to avoid it. And ... ?'
'I shall seek the Buddha,' said the fox, with a toss of her head. 'But first I shall seek revenge. — Neil Gaiman

There's like a dude at the door, asking for you?"
"Did you let him in?"
"No. I said I would check with you."
"Well, did you ask his name?"
"Yeah. It's Mr. Rickard."
"That's Adam you idiot! Go and let him in!"
"But he's like fit!"
"No need to sound so shocked."
"You're dating him?"
"Yes. look, I haven't got time to go this, and he is standing out on the doorstep."
"Fucking hell Mum, like, way to go. — Robert Bryndza

The great cosmic illusion is a hierophany ... One is devoured by Time, not because one lives in Time, but because one believes in its reality, and therefore forgets or despises eternity. — Mircea Eliade

As in a theatre, the eyes of men, after a well-graced actor leaves the stage, are idly bent on him that enters next. — William Shakespeare

That year, a middle-aged acquaintance asked me what my favorite book was and I said "On the Road." He smiled, said, "That was my favorite book at sixteen." At the time , I thought he was patronizing me, that it was going to be my favorite book forever and ever, amen. But he was right. As an adult, I'm more of a Gatsby girl-more tragic, more sad, just as interested in what America costs as what it has to offer. — Sarah Vowell

Screaming. Did I mention the screaming? Screaming is usually associated with horror films and roller coasters. This is why I usually look like I've just watched a horror film on a rollercoaster. Kids love to scream. Frightened, happy, bored. They scream. I've actually learned to love the sound of a vacuum cleaner. It's just so peaceful. — Jim Gaffigan

As actors we give so much of ourselves away so I like to keep my personal life to myself. — Teresa Palmer

To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow. — Natalia Makarova

The Christian faith contributed to the rise of the modern world, but the Christian faith has been undermined by the modern world it helped to create. The Christian faith thus becomes its own gravedigger. — Os Guinness

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

Knowledge can only be limited. Ignorance is boundless. In recognizing our ignorance, we will touch that which is boundless. — Jaggi Vasudev

After one is right with God and pleases God, the next most important thing in all the world is to be right with one's own father and mother. — John R. Rice

I think everyone has some sort of connection to Gatsby as a character ... he's created himself according to his own emotions and dreams and lifted himself by his bootstraps from a poor kid in the Midwest and created this image that is The Great Gatsby and it's a truly American story in that regard. — Leonardo DiCaprio

Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people. That's one of our proudest national attributes. — Peter Cosgrove

Most movies use older actors, but I thought, if I could just put kids on camera and get them to be themselves, what could be easier? — Gia Coppola