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.
CHRIS GARDNERDo 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.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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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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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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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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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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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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