The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

The best work of literature to represent the American Dream is 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows us how dreaming can be tainted by reality, and that if you don't compromise, you may suffer.

Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize.

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.

I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic.

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