Claim ownership of your dreams.
CHRIS GARDNERNo one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud.
More Chris Gardner Quotes
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The world is your oyster. It’s up to you to find the pearls.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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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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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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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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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.
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Always, always pursue happiness.
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Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can’t wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.
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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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But if you don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen, dreams are just mirages that mess with your head!
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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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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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