When you tell your kids they can be anything, you've got to be careful. I told my kids that, and I ended up with a music producer and an interior designer. But they're doing it. — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
Be bold enough to find the one thing that you are passionate about. It might not be what you were trained to do. But… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
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… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
Salespeople are the most important people in any organization. Until a salesperson gets an order, nobody in the company has a job. — Chris Gardner Copy Share
I have one of those old-fashioned mothers who told me every single day, 'Son, you can do or be anything that you want to… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
You know how mountains get moved? Everyone who can move a couple, move a couple. Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy. — Chris Gardner Copy Share
I've never been big on sports coats and pants. I'm a suit guy. It makes it clear who's in charge. — Chris Gardner Copy Share
Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part.… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
(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… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
I had never gone to college. I was not from a politically connected family. I had no money of my own. Who is going… — Chris Gardner Copy Share
