As a boy I dreamed of flying airplanes. 21 I told Dad I wanted to be a pilot, he said, "You need to do your job well on the farm first, and 22 you may realize your dream." The farm was an everyday responsibility(职责)-that 23 Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o' clock to milk and 24 the cows. After the milk was bottled, my older brothers and I 25 it to people' s homes. I was paid five cents a bottle. At that time I 26 that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities.
When I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I 27 a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular 28 was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every 29 I got, l talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I 30 $3, 500 to buy my own 31 . He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.
Twelve years later I was flying people around the world 32 a pilot of a big airline company. After ten years in the company I started my own 33 .
Today I run a billion-dollar company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles(原则)that have 34 me. Hard work and determination do 35 dreams come true.
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