Chris Gardner (Christopher Paul Gardner) Quotes
(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.
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Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid.
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You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
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It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
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You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can't sweat the small stuff.
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I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.
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What is important about graphene is the new physics it has delivered.
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Good schools, good jobs, good government. These are not unreasonable demands. But sadly, some of our people have already lost heart and have left Hawaii to look for these things elsewhere.
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Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.
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The comic strip: upholder of Homeric culture. (p.19)
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Anybody that'll stand up to The Cline is all right.
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How is MS-DOS like MSG? Both raise your blood pressure and give you a tightening sensation around your forehead.
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I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.
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You don't have anything if you don't have the stories.
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Stop the traffic...let 'em through.
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Your ability to set goals is the master skill of success. Goals unlock your positive mind and release ideas and energy for goal attainment. Without goals, you simply drift and flow on the currents of life. With goals, you fly like an arrow, straight and true to your target.
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People wander about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread.
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I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a man or a woman, you basically do what there is to do.
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It is only by embracing the full spectrum of human consciousness that we can bring about a true awakening of the heart
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I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. I'm attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven't explored yet.
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A happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story
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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.
