The American Dream Flashcards
Willys self delusion:
“The ____ who makes an __________ in the business world, the ___ who creates personal _______, is the man who gets ahead. Be _____ and you will never want.”
“The man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and he will never want.”
Willys obsession with legacy:
“Someday I’ll have my own ________, and I’ll _____ have to leave home anymore.”
“Someday I have my own business, and I’ll never have to leave home anymore.”
Willys obsession with legacy:
“Can you imagine that ____________ with __________ dollars in his pocket?”
“Can you imagine that magnificence with $20,000 in his pocket?”
Biffs realisation:
“I realised what a ridiculous ___ my whole life has been. We’ve been ________ in a ______ for 15 years.”
“I realise what I ridiculously lie my whole life has been. We’ve been talking in a dream for 15 years.”
Biffs realisation:
“Why am I _______ to become what I don’t _____ to be?”
“Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be?”
Bens idealised success:
“When I was __, I walked into the _______, and when I was 21, I walked out. And by God I was ____.”
“When I was 17, I walked into the jungle, and when I was 21, I walked out . And by God I was rich.”
Final requiem:
“He had all the wrong ______. ___, ___ wrong.”
“He had all the wrong dreams. All, all wrong.”
