If you want something, go get it. Period.
CHRIS GARDNERBaby 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.
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 world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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(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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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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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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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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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