Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
CHRIS GARDNERIt can be done, but you have to make it happen.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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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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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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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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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 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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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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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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