This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
CHRIS GARDNERStill 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.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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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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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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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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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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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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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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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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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