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.Chris Gardner
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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.
Karen DeCrow -
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.
Bebe Neuwirth -
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. -
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.
Andrew Bogut -
What is important about graphene is the new physics it has delivered.
Andre Geim -
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.
Linda Lingle
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Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.
John Waters -
The comic strip: upholder of Homeric culture. (p.19)
Marshall McLuhan -
Anybody that'll stand up to The Cline is all right.
Patsy Cline -
How is MS-DOS like MSG? Both raise your blood pressure and give you a tightening sensation around your forehead.
Ted Nelson -
I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.
Andy Roddick -
Stop the traffic...let 'em through.
Louis Tomlinson One Direction
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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.
Brian Tracy -
Recognize and embrace your flaws so you can learn from them. Sometimes it takes a little polishing to truly shine.
Kanye West -
One of the best uses of your time is to increase your competence in your key result areas.
Brian Tracy -
I think that's the moment when we all grow up, when we stop blaming our parents for the messes we've made out of our lives and start owning the consequences of our actions.
Lisa Unger -
It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.
Oscar Wilde -
The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise.
Lawrence "Kris" Parker Boogie Down Productions
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It's all about the ripple effects of “wealth creation”. What comes after you make it matters much more than before.
Ziad K. Abdelnour -
(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.
Chris Gardner