American Dream Pillows

"I was looking for my piece of the American Dream when I bought this truck...now I'm looking for a parking space."

"This is America! Everyone who wants to be rich should be rich!"

"This is not the sort of America I envisioned, Tom-an America in which the middle class has to use public transportation."

American Ideas

"We pigeons are proof in you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere."

In search of the American dream...

What else is there to wish for?

"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."

Aim for the Stars, Settle for an Asteroid

"Where am I going to college? I thought this was college."

The Idea of America.

DACA

"Have a career, and then if you want to try acting, you'll have my blessing."

"Why be a princess...when I can be a queen?"

Live the Dream!

Ladder of Success.

"It's lonely at the top...But it beats being depressed at the bottom."

"...and would you like to enroll her in pre-pre-pre-med or pre-pre-law?"

"I went to college knowing I wanted to be an astronaut. My parents had only a third-grade education. But they were good teachers. They taught me the importance of hard work...of perseverance...of not being afraid to dream."

"If you work hard enough, and find the right reality show, you can grow up to be anything you want."

'When I grow up, I want to destroy Tokyo!'

"You can make your life any way you want it. Don't let your thoughts limit your future. It is possible to achieve your dreams!"

Second Thoughts Wedding

"Holly and Michael were growing envious of their son's imaginary friend… Rickey and me are going to the Knicks game with Bruce Springsteen!"

Man with a Plan

'Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?'

'It was horrible! †I dreamed that Rosie and Donald Trump were fighting over me!'

The Manifestation of Dreams

'Really! - you have an aim in life - how quaint!'

"Baldo, you're smart, but you should study more. Don't you worry about your future?"

"Why is it that every time I stare mindlessly out the window you find something for me to do?"

'I could have become a pro golfer, but I didn't want to work weekends.'

'I understand the school has a policy of promoting from within, so I'd like to be considered for your job when you retire.'

'... and if you have the time, please cleanse my portfolio.'

"OK. Lose weight, stop smoking, get fit, get a better job, spend more time with the kids, cut back on the booze, be better with money and buy a speed boat."