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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

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
Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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Move On Yourself
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
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
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
The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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Important Life 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
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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Dream Necessary Yourself
The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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Happiness Inspirational
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
This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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Happiness Life Myself
Claim ownership of your dreams.
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Dream One Liner Yourself
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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Believe Inspirational Mom Money Willing
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
It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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Failure One Liner Quit
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
If you want something, go get it. Period.
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Inspirational Motivational One Liner
You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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Believe Independent Yourself
There is no plan B for passion.
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Passion Planning
I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Commitment Family Relationship Son
It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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Inspirational Yourself
Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Inspirational Motivational
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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Talk Time Walk
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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Death Leadership Mom
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
Always, always pursue happiness.
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Happiness One Liner Pursue
If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Dream Inspirational Protection

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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