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.
CHRIS GARDNERThere is no plan B for passion.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can’t wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.
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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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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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Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them all up, and one day you look back and you’ll be surprised at where you might get to.
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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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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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But if you don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen, dreams are just mirages that mess with your head!
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