I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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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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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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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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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 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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Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can’t wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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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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