Stacey Dash Quotes

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.

This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.

Equality of opportunity means the achievers must be allowed to achieve.

America is still the land of opportunity, and hard work is still a pathway to success.

I think this country is genuinely a meritocracy.

Our country was built upon the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you can achieve the 'American dream' and create a better future for your children.

There are few things that define us as a country more distinctly than the idea of the American Dream. The idea that anyone can make it here through hard work and dedication. And that dream rests on giving people here a fair shot.

They don't call it the Italian Dream or the English Dream. In America, there is the American Dream. It was the first place to give people of any social background their dream. You can achieve anything.

People should be able to rise as hard, high as their hard work, their ambition, their talent will take them.

Fairness is not the end result, it's the opportunity. And everybody in America today has the opportunity to get ahead.

The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

Are we a nation of guarantees or are we a nation of opportunities to achieve the American dream?

I suggest that those groups whose culture and values stress delayed gratification - education, hard work, success, and ambition - are those groups that succeed in America, regardless of discrimination.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.

Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream.

When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.

My presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the American dream need not be deferred.

I had come to college believing in a story that if you worked hard, the American dream was reachable.

If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up.

That's the beauty of America - the fact that all of us can be anything we want to be if we put in the work.

I am the American Dream.

The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.

The American dream is you come here, you believe in democracy, you believe in the Constitution, you work hard, you can make it.

The American Dream means any person can achieve prosperity through hard work and ingenuity because there are no inherent barriers in our society.