California was almost entirely a dream, a dream vague but deep in the minds of a westering people.

About This Quote

This quote means that California was a dream for many people. It was a dream that the settlers who lived there in the 1800s had when they wanted to find a new and better life. Once they found their new home in California, the dream of California became a reality in their eyes and in their hearts.

Source: The Year Of Decision 1846

Some Similar Quotes

1. You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss

---

2. A broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth, though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and... - L.m. Montgomery

---

3. Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. - Roy T. Bennett

---

4. Surround Yourself with People Who Believe in Your Dreams:Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you. - Roy T. Bennett

---

5. The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out of your dreams, trick you into giving up. Never let your mind become the greatest obstacle to success. To get your mind on... - Roy T. Bennett

---

More Quotes By Bernard DeVoto

1. California was almost entirely a dream, a dream vague but deep in the minds of a westering people.

---

2. One may lack words to express the impact of beauty but no one who has felt it remains untouched. It is renewal, enlargement, intensification. The parks preserve it permanently in the inheritance of the American citizens.

---

3. The nation had had two symbols of solitude, the forest and the prairies; now it had a third, the mountains.

---