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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.

Chris Gardner

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
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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Believe Inspirational Mom Money Willing
I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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Commitment Family Relationship Son
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
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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Determination People
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
Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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Appreciation Attitude Blessing Gratitude Ourselves
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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Difference Myself Shine Time Wind
(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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Film Inspirational Perseverance Story
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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Fear Greatness People Reality Strong Wake Up
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
If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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Dream Inspirational Protection
Always, always pursue happiness.
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Happiness One Liner Pursue
There is no plan B for passion.
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Passion Planning
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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People Secret Success Young
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.
CHRIS GARDNER

Choice Father Mom Spiritual

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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