Chris Gardner

What I love about AT&T is that they are just as passionate as I am about rebooting the American dream.

— Chris Gardner

I've said that if you're not doing something that you're passionate about, you're compromising yourself every single day.

— Chris Gardner

When someone says, 'You can't,' what it really means is that they can't - so why should you get to?

— Chris Gardner

We can all look to our friends, family, and those we admire for inspiration.

— Chris Gardner

Passion is everything. In fact, you've got to be borderline fanatical about what you do.

— Chris Gardner

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

— Chris Gardner

My mom had to be resourceful. She grew up dirt poor in rural Louisiana.

— Chris Gardner

When you're doing something you're truly passionate about, there is no plan B.

— 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…

— Chris Gardner

I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive 'isms.' But…

— Chris Gardner

I chose to embrace the spirit of my mother, who, though she had too many of her own dreams denied, deferred, and…

— Chris Gardner

If you're having a hard time recognizing your gifts, look to someone else you know who's been resourceful. You may be surprised…

— Chris Gardner

Be bold enough to find the one thing that you are passionate about. It might not be what you were trained to…

— Chris Gardner

Sometimes we are so busy helping others that we forget about ourselves. Remember, it's okay to say no and to ask others…

— Chris Gardner

We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom's nose, there's nothing you can do about that. But…

— Chris Gardner

The hardest thing that I had to do every day as a working single parent was child care, to have to leave…

— Chris Gardner

Salespeople are the most important people in any organization. Until a salesperson gets an order, nobody in the company has a job.

— Chris Gardner

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

— Chris Gardner

I'm encouraged by what I see of men trying to be there for their children.

— Chris Gardner

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

— Chris Gardner

I do one thing - I don't do it on purpose - but I always make other guys look underdressed.

— Chris Gardner

I've been saying to people for a long time, 'If you're not doing something you're tremendously excited about, and you're not feeling…

— Chris Gardner

Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on…

— Chris Gardner

I am very, very conscious of time. I always wear two watches. People ask me, 'Why do you do that?' Because I…

— Chris Gardner

Finding gainful employment to pay for housing is hard for any veteran experiencing homelessness. It's even more difficult for veterans who've also…

— Chris Gardner

If you're lucky enough to have a permanent position, don't feel entitled. Companies value longtime employees' institutional memory, but to be irreplaceable,…

— Chris Gardner

No matter what you accomplish, when you're doing something you're truly passionate about... the opportunities are always going to be bigger.

— 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…

— Chris Gardner

I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my…

— Chris Gardner

So many men have holes in their souls the shape of their fathers. You can pass that on to your kid, or…

— Chris Gardner

“Sizing up succinctly his lack of formal education compared with his determination to learn from others, the author writes, "I went to…

— Chris Gardner

I initially moved to San Francisco to become a research associate for one of the top young heart surgeons in the country.…

— Chris Gardner

I had never gone to college. I was not from a politically connected family. I had no money of my own. Who…

— Chris Gardner

My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory.…

— Chris Gardner

One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is…

— Chris Gardner

When I was a kid, we played a jump rope game called double Dutch - where you had to jump over two…

— Chris Gardner

Most of us have heard the saying, 'Cleanliness is next to godliness.' That's a sentiment I value, but another virtue has inspired…

— Chris Gardner

Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning.…

— Chris Gardner

Business school professors don't take selling seriously because they don't know how to sell. It's easy to talk about business theory and…

— Chris Gardner

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it's…

— Chris Gardner