Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
CHRIS GARDNERI 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.’
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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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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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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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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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(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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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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