And they embody the spirit of possibility, the relentless work ethic, and the hope for something better that is at the heart of the American Dream.

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In America, we share a dream that lies at the heart of our founding: that no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter how modest your beginnings or the circumstances of your birth, you can make it if you try.

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Because of her heart-breaking rendition of the song I Dreamed A Dream in the Les Miserables movie, Hathaway practically has the Golden Globes, Oscar, SAG awards in the bag.

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Hunter S. Thompson wrote a book titled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, which was later turned into a movie with Johnny Depp.

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It's a drugmaker's dream: a newly defined syndrome that ups the risks of heart attacks, strokes and maybe even cancer.

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We dream of personalized genomics, vaccines against heart disease, and the unfathomed efficiencies from information technology.

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And he doesn't dwell on what the episode might mean to U.S. residents on the donor-organ waiting list or to foreigners applying for legal immigration who might have congestive heart failure and dream of treatment in America.

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