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title: "1 Want Signing Quotes By Chris Gardner"
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> [You want be young and have fun, that's great. But while you're having fun, someone you don't see is studying and preparing. You might end up working for that person. No one wants to hear that! But I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/you-want-be-young-and-have-fun-that-s-great-but-while-you-re-having/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

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## More by Chris Gardner

> [Be bold enough to find the one thing that you are passionate about. It might not be what you were trained to do. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/be-bold-enough-to-find-the-one-thing-that-you-are-passionate-about-it/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/others-may-question-your-credentials-your-papers-your-degrees-others/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/walk-that-walk-and-go-forward-all-the-time-don-t-just-talk-that-talk/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [Salespeople are the most important people in any organization. Until a salesperson gets an order, nobody in the company has a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/salespeople-are-the-most-important-people-in-any-organization-until-a/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [You're never too old to do something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/you-re-never-too-old-to-do-something-new/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/it-s-ok-to-fail-it-s-not-ok-to-quit/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [“It’s okay to fail, it’s not okay to quit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/it-s-okay-to-fail-it-s-not-okay-to-quit/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/i-have-one-of-those-old-fashioned-mothers-who-told-me-every-single/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [You know how mountains get moved? Everyone who can move a couple, move a couple. Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/you-know-how-mountains-get-moved-everyone-who-can-move-a-couple-move/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/i-had-spent-years-in-the-united-states-military-specifically-in-the-u/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [I've never been big on sports coats and pants. I'm a suit guy. It makes it clear who's in charge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/i-ve-never-been-big-on-sports-coats-and-pants-i-m-a-suit-guy-it-makes/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/still-a-dreamer-yet-more-of-a-realist-than-ever-before-i-knew-this/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/nine-times-out-of-10-extenuating-circumstances-aside-i-believe-that/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [(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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/the-movie-is-the-story-of-my-life-but-it-s-not-about-me-it-s-about/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

> [I had never gone to college. I was not from a politically connected family. I had no money of my own. Who is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/i-had-never-gone-to-college-i-was-not-from-a-politically-connected/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

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