The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
CHRIS GARDNERPeople can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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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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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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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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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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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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Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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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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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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