Quote by Max Beerbohm
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. – Max Beerbohm

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You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm

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Conformity
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The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own. – Max Beerbohm

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America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams. – David Brooks

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I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer. – Ivor Novello

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Dreams

Talking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see. – John Gardner

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Dreams have only one owner at a time. Thats why dreamers are lonely. – Erma Bombeck

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I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us. – Sargent Shriver

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It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission. – Sally Ride

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