American Dream
American Dream
The American Dream is a lifelong goal that many Americans strive for. Most parents dedicate their life to making sure their children will have it better than they did themselves. Having all of money, wealth, education, freedom, belonging, and love would be my family's ideal dream. However, they probably put the most emphasis on money (tied to wealth & freedom, & derived from education), and love (tied to belonging). Of the two, money is probably the most important. This is why I chose the quote "Happiness is positive cash flow" – from Carl Icahn on Feb. 10, 1990 to represent my American Dream.
This quote was in a quote dictionary under the topic happiness. It was only one among many other quotes by notable people that had the main idea of money equals happiness. I chose this quote because I agree with the idea for more reasons than one. It symbolizes being successful in my eyes- having a lot of money (which means power, freedom, education, &......
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