(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.
CHRIS GARDNERThere 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.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.
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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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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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Claim ownership of your dreams.
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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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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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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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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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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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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