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.
CHRIS GARDNERI hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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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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(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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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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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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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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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