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.
CHRIS GARDNEROne 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.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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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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Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can’t wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.
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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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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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(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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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