Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
CHRIS GARDNERI hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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