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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.

Chris Gardner

The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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Important Life Yourself
Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Inspirational Motivational
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
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
We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom’s nose, there’s nothing you can do about that. But your spiritual genetics you can choose, pick, embrace and commit to. That’s what I did.
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Choice Father Mom Spiritual
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
It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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Inspirational Yourself
(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
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
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
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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Inspirational Morning Rise Sun
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
This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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Happiness Life Myself
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.
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People Secret Success Young
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
It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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Failure One Liner Quit

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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