Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
CHRIS GARDNERWealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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 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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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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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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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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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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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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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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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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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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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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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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