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

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Chris Gardner
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: February 9
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Motivational Speaker
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
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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 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.
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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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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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I was late once and it cost me $50,000. I figure it was cheaper to wear two watches.
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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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There is no plan B for passion
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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.
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It's okay to fail it's not okay to quit.
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Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump
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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.
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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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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.
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The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls.
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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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It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit
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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 balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.
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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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