Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
CHRIS GARDNERDon’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
CHRIS GARDNERIf you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
CHRIS GARDNERIt can be done, but you have to make it happen.
CHRIS GARDNERThere is no plan B for passion.
CHRIS GARDNERYou can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
CHRIS GARDNERWell, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
CHRIS GARDNERBut if you don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen, dreams are just mirages that mess with your head!
CHRIS GARDNERThere 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.
CHRIS GARDNERIf you want something, go get it. Period.
CHRIS GARDNERI 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.’
CHRIS GARDNERStrong 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.
CHRIS GARDNERWalk 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.
CHRIS GARDNERWe 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.
CHRIS GARDNERAlways, always pursue happiness.
CHRIS GARDNERClaim ownership of your dreams.
CHRIS GARDNER