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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.

Chris Gardner

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.
CHRIS GARDNER

Inspirational Yourself
People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.
CHRIS GARDNER

Determination People
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.
CHRIS GARDNER

People Secret Success Young
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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Ability Language Learning Music
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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Eyes Greatness Rich Value World
The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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Important Life Yourself
If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Dream Inspirational Protection
Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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Myself Passionate
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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Death Leadership Mom
If you want something, go get it. Period.
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Inspirational Motivational One Liner
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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Talk Time Walk
Claim ownership of your dreams.
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Dream One Liner Yourself
It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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Inspirational Yourself
It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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Failure One Liner Quit
I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Commitment Family Relationship Son
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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Choice Father Mom Spiritual

This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.

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