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.
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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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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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump.
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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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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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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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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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Well, I really don’t want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I’m really passionate about painting.
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The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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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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There is no plan B for passion.
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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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Always, always pursue happiness.
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