Mcentire: Three Things To Live Life

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To live life you need many things like bones, organs, cells, and tissues. However, "To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone" (McEntire). The quote from McEntire basically says that you need three things to do what you want with your life: a dream, stamina, and a bit of humor. McEntire is not wrong either. A dream is after all, the start of all great things. Many great ideas throughout history started as an dream. The wright brothers for example had the vision of making a plane, so they worked hard at it and did. Another great example of a dream is when a British colony in the North Americas wanted to be free from the British monarchy. The colony eventually got free, and like the successful wright

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