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.
CHRIS GARDNERThe balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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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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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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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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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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The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.
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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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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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