"I still believe in the American Dream...." - Quote by John Updike
I still believe in the American Dream. I see it in terms of freedom, and a government that trusts its people to exercise freedom, that this is not a government that allows you to give, that allows you to explore, and doesn't dampen your own creativity - in the broadest sense - with a lot of dictums or dogmas or restraints. So, insofar as we can remain a free country that allows for the interplay of personal energies. I think this is still a country that is not only working towards a dream, but actually is the dream in action.
More by John Updike
“The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't; whichever seems likelier to win an effect.”
“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.”
“All love is betrayal, in that it flatters life. The loveless man is best armed.”
More on American Dream
“My philosophy and my belief was that there was a long way for us to go in improving what we had ever known before, that this country of ours was a country of constant improvement. And so I thought that, well, what my whole approach was based on the promise of a better America.”
“Still humping the American Dream”
“Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and see it through, you can succeed in this country. And in fulfilling this promise, entrepreneurs also play a critical role in expanding our economy and creating jobs.”
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“He who always thinks himself as weak will never become strong, but he who knows himself to be a lion, rushes out from the worlds meshes, as a lion from its cage.”
“I'm a free spirit - unfortunately for some.”
“Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is, in this sense, a hospital.”