"I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that."

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Source : "Great Expectations, And Some Hope Of Meeting Them". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.nhpr.org. June 28, 2012.

David Henry Hwang

#Dream Quotes #Want Quotes #Way Quotes

“Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.”
“But there's the paradox of fiction - why do you cry when a fake character dies? It's the basis of art. You engage with people who don't exist and care about them as you would your friends and relatives.”
“Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“all to no end save beauty the eternal-- So in detail they, the crowd, are beautiful”
“The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of his journey and begin again beside his child, marching step by step over the same old road.”
“I am trying to encourage kids to do something that isnâ€™t yet on their mind because it is not in popular culture. Popular culture tells you 'music, music, sports, sports.' It neglects the importance of a STEM education.”
“This is God's work, and God's work will not be frustrated. But there is still much to be done.”
“There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed”

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