Owning a home is part of the American dream. But you have to be really prepared before you take that big of a step.

[Lauderdale Courts, Audubon Drive, Graceland: Elvis eclipsed the American dream, vaulting from housing project to home ownership and millionaire status in less than a decade. His former residences give us] a tangible sense of his trajectory for future generations to understand, ... Interestingly, these three structures, as well as his birthplace in Tupelo, are so evocative of Southern building types.

This is perhaps the first generation of minorities that have a full and equal shot at the American Dream. Certainly more black Americans have gone into the middle class over the last 20 years than in any other 20 year period.

We want to bring the American dream to India.

I feel like I kind of represent what the American dream is all about. I was the first person in my family to graduate college.

I think it's very reflective of (the fact) that the American dream is still what it was 100 years ago. What people wished for and desired is not any different today. (And) no matter where you come from, these desires are shared.