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Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur born on February 9, 1954. He is renowned for his achievements in the financial sector. Gardner's life is a story of overcoming adversity and achieving success.

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“Sizing up succinctly his lack of formal education compared with his determination to learn from others, the author writes, "I went to college with every person I ever met.”

Education Humility Curiosity

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“You have to be bold because there will be folks who will say, "You can't" or "You shouldn't" or "Why?" There is a certain boldness to saying, "Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting."”

Want Wells Certain Courage Painting Folks Passionate Lawyer Corporate Boldness

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“It's okay to fail; it's not okay to quit.”

Failing Failure Okay Quitting Not Okay

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“This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness.”

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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.”

Eye Spiritual Can Do Mom Dad Picks Embrace Commit Noses Genetics Your Mom Your Dad

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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.'”

Ifs Believe Said Play Wanted Mother Can Do Millions Son Balls Dollars You Can Do It If You Believe Million Dollars Believe You Can

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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.”

People Sometimes Reality Strong Causes Hours Sleep Greater Stronger Irony Nightmare Waking Strong People

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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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“Always, always pursue happiness.”

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“If you have a dream, you've got to protect it.”

Ifs Dream Protect

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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.”

Used Language Ability All Things Medicine Finance Arena Accelerate

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“The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls.”

World Inspirational Pearls Pursuit Of Happiness Up To You Oysters

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“The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.”

Believe Long Enough Would Be Wanted Moving Turns Voice Feet Fronts Messages Shame Moving Forward Good Enough Uncertain Twists Hurdle Twists And Turns

Book:The Pursuit of Happyness

Source: The Pursuit of Happyness

“Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you the moment you come into a room, that can't be manipulated or shaken. Without that sense of self, no amount of paper, no pedigree, and no credentials can make you legit. No matter what, you have to feel legit inside first.”

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“It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?”

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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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“Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.”

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“(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.”

Stories Bigs Perseverance Story Of My Life

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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.”

Inspirational Waiting Forget Morning Bed Excited

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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.”

Want Inspirational Enough Morning Sun Tough Come Up Excited Up Early

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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.”

Stills Felt Differences Saws Ready Wind Shining My Time Horizon Dreamer Sail Realist

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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.”

World Use Seems Eye Riches

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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!”

Ifs Dream Happens Steps Mess Mirages

Book:Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Source: Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

“No one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud.”

Mother Events Welfare Fraud Sequence Sequence Of Events

Book:The Pursuit of Happyness

Source: The Pursuit of Happyness

“There is no plan B for passion”

Passion Plans Plan B

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“Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump”

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“It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit”

Failing Quitting

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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.”

Looks Long Might Steps Baby One Day Add Baby Steps

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“Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting.”

Want Wells Painting Passionate Lawyer Corporate

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“Though my mom had too many of her own dreams denied, deferred and destroyed, she instilled in me that I could have dreams. And not just have dreams but had a responsibility to make them reality. My mom taught me from a very early age that I could do anything I wanted to do.”

Dream Reality Age Wanted Responsibility Taught Mom My Mom Destroyed Denied

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“You know how mountains get moved? Everyone who can move a couple, move a couple. Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who can move boulders, move boulders. That's how mountains get moved. If every one of us did everything we could, I believe we would be in a different world.”

Ifs Knows World Believe Different Would Be Moving I Believe Know How Rocks Couple Mountain Moved Different Worlds Boulders

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“I was late once and it cost me $50,000. I figure it was cheaper to wear two watches.”

Two Watches Figures Cost Late Cheaper

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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.”

Waiting Secret Sun Secret To Success Something You Love

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“You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming.”

Depends Cavalry

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“I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.”

One Thing Son Commitment My Son

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“Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something.”

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“If you want something, go get it. Period.”

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“It can be done, but you have to make it happen.”

Done Happens Make It Happen

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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.”

People Success Young Asks Business Secret Block Ask Me Basics Secret To Success Tackling Blocking And Tackling

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“The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.”

Important Life Is Balance Accounts Crisis Life Crisis Checking Accounts

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“Claim ownership of your dreams”

Dream Claims Your Dreams Ownership

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About the Author

Born: February 9, 1954
Known for: Entrepreneur
Quotes: 41

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