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 GARDNERThere is no plan B for passion.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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(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.
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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No one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud.
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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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