Chris Gardner (Christopher Paul Gardner) Quotes
One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is no secret. It's the basics. Blocking and tackling.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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I have an interest in languages and make an effort to learn.
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I lived in Paris for six months when I was sixteen. It was a fend-for-yourself environment.
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I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. It's that simple!
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Visually, a lot of the electronic artists have really interesting video and interesting things like that.
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Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
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Like many entrepreneurs, I started out in sales. I began at 14, when I got a job selling shoes and tennis rackets at a pro shop, and I've been selling one thing or another ever since.
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I've gone through a whole series of careers where something started as a hobby of some kind. Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught.
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My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way.
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Those social networks, there's something sad about them. Is it because they don't have enough knowledge about friends and people? I don't understand it. It's like a talkative mirror where people talk to themselves. And what I hate most in life is selfies.
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One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is no secret. It's the basics. Blocking and tackling.
