I think O. J. Simpson was a very prominent figure in the African-American community. He was sort of a manifestation of the American dream: 'If it can happen for him, it can happen for me.'

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

In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much you take it for granted.

It is morally wrong for this country to require our citizens to take on tens of thousands of dollars of debt to achieve the American Dream.

I am the American Dream.

The American Dream never really existed. It was a marketing scam.

Who doesn't like the American Dream?

It fails everybody, pretty much, the American Dream, but people are driven by it. I don't think we're driven by the same sense of hope in Europe. We're driven by pessimism more.

I really have the American dream licked.

I grew up believing in meritocracy and the American dream. My parents came here from India. They had no connections. My brother and I went to public schools, and both of us succeeded.

Forever 21 is my American Dream.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

The American dream is Chance the Rapper, or 'little Chano from 79th' who hails from Chicago's Southside and became the first artist to win a Grammy without selling one physical copy of his album.

We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.

I think the American Dream is kind of a myth, especially for millennials.

In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.

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.

Moving to L.A. when I was 11 was when my entrepreneurialism started because it's the land of the American dream.

My story is the American dream that my parents fled Cuba for.

The American Dream may be slipping away. We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.