Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
CHRIS GARDNERWalk 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.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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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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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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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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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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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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 can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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