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.
CHRIS GARDNERThe balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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There is no plan B for passion.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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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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Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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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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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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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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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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