J. C. Watts Quotes

Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream.

The American Dream

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.

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

We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance.

Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.

America just works better when more people have a chance to live their dreams

Every American deserves a shot at the American dream.

I'm passionate about the American Dream because it's not a fictitious thing for me. It's real for me.

The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.

The American Dream is about freedom.

Abe Ribicoff believes in that American dream. I believe it from the bottom of my heart, and your sons and daughters, too, can have the American dream come true.

The American dream is about freedom.

We need to be united, and we all need to understand that we're all capable of achieving the American dream. And, but that has to be something that is self-realized. And also, to demonize someone for achieving the American dream is unfair.

I believe in the American Dream, because I've lived it.

I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That's a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it's not easy.

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.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

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

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

... there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.

Here in America, those who once had no hope will give their kids the chance at a life they always wanted for themselves. Here in America, generations of unfulfilled dreams will finally come to pass.

I see social mobility and equality of opportunity as really successful Canadian values.

I have lived the American Dream.

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.