No one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud.
CHRIS GARDNERThere is no plan B for passion.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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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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(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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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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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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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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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