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Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.

Chris Gardner

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.
CHRIS GARDNER

Fear Greatness People Reality Strong Wake Up
I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn’t sing and I couldn’t play ball, so I said to my mother, ‘How am I going to make a million dollars?’ And she said to me, ‘Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.’
CHRIS GARDNER

Believe Inspirational Mom Money Willing
Do something that you love. Whatever you’re going to do is going to be tough enough. Find something that gets you so excited that the sun can’t come up early enough in the morning because you want to go do your thing.
CHRIS GARDNER

Inspirational Morning Rise Sun
We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom’s nose, there’s nothing you can do about that. But your spiritual genetics you can choose, pick, embrace and commit to. That’s what I did.
CHRIS GARDNER

Choice Father Mom Spiritual
The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
CHRIS GARDNER

Happiness Inspirational
Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches.
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Eyes Greatness Rich Value World
If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Dream Inspirational Protection
One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is no secret. It’s the basics. Blocking and tackling.
CHRIS GARDNER

People Secret Success Young
People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.
CHRIS GARDNER

Determination People
But if you don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen, dreams are just mirages that mess with your head!
CHRIS GARDNER

Dream Necessary Yourself
(The movie) is the story of my life, but it’s not about me. It’s about anybody who ever dreamed big and had someone tell them, ‘No, you can’t do it.’ You can.
CHRIS GARDNER

Film Inspirational Perseverance Story
It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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Failure One Liner Quit
Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Inspirational Motivational
Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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Myself Passionate
This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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Happiness Life Myself
The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.
CHRIS GARDNER

Inspirational Love Rise Secret Success Sun Wait

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.

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Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.

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