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 GARDNERWealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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There is no plan B for passion.
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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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.
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Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. I was ready.
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People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don’t just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn’t have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.
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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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There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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