Ashley Thomas Quotes

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.

I really have the American dream licked.

If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.

I am getting to travel all over the world doing what I love and making a living out of it. That is a huge blessing to me.

All my dreams came true. There's not many people that can say that. I mean, most people have to work in a job they hate all their lives, and I can't imagine that.

If you ask a kid what their dreams are, they will give you a list that is as long as I am tall. Once you get older that list gets shorter and shorter, so dreams shrink. I think dreams should grow as you get older.

It is an everlasting desire to make my dreams come true. And it's getting to the point now where it's like, come on I want my dreams to come true so that I can get on with the rest of my life. Sometimes I think about the rest of my life when I'm done.

It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.'

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much.

I'm living the American dream.

I've lived the American dream.

When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

I'd like to think there's still a lot for me to do, you know?

What I have said to people is that I've lived the American dream, because I have.

My goal in life is to enjoy what I do, and never to look back and say I wish I would have done that, and to go to UCLA, and to become someone great in life!

Money and good life had never been my goal.

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.

I don't think I'd be happy if I were satisfied. I enjoy challenge, and I wouldn't say that I'm an ambitious person career-wise or financially, really. I would like to travel more comfortably, but that's really about all I need.

It's true, I did a lot of great movies, and I'm happy. It was what it was, and now I think all of that has fed into where I am now, and I think it has taught me a lot.

The American Dream

A lot of money with the wrong career is not going to make you happy. If you have money without happiness, it doesn't mean anything. It's all about happiness.

I have lived the American Dream.

I put a list together. It was like: Get health insurance, get a car, get a bigger apartment, travel more, get a record deal, get a publishing deal, sell 10,000 units, be a part of a No. 1 album, make a million dollars. I got to check off 90 percent of the stuff last year. I hit some serious landmarks in 2015.