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Chris Gardner

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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Difference Myself Shine Time Wind
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
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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Death Leadership Mom
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
Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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Appreciation Attitude Blessing Gratitude Ourselves
If you want something, go get it. Period.
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Inspirational Motivational One Liner
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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Fear Greatness People Reality Strong Wake Up
I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Commitment Family Relationship Son
Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Inspirational Motivational
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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Ability Language Learning Music
(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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Film Inspirational Perseverance Story
Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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Move On Yourself
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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Inspirational Yourself
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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Determination People
There is no plan B for passion.
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Passion Planning
You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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Believe Independent Yourself

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