If you want something, go get it. Period.
CHRIS GARDNERThere is no plan B for passion.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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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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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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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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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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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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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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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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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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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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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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 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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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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(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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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