People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.
CHRIS GARDNERNo 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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Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something.
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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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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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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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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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If you want something, go get it. Period.
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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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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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If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.
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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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.
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It’s okay to fail; it’s not okay to quit.
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