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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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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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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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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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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A lady once asked him how he came to define 'pastern', the knee of a horse: instead of making an elaborate defence, as might be expected, he at once answered, 'Ignorance, Madam, pure ignorance.'
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Jack Benny: Where's that big glass star I told you to pack away last Christmas?
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People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.
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Working with Candy Bergen was really wonderful.
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I did not start IC and Inteam to have control over my music. I had control before and after.
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I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.
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It may look like we're doing nothing when we sit zazen. But actually we are exposing ourselves to ourselves.
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Trayvon Martin broke my heart.
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The thought of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni nursing secret, unfulfilled ambitions saddened Mma Ramotswe, as did the thought of people wanting something very much indeed and not getting the thing they yearned for. When we dismiss or deny the hopes of others, she thought, we forget that they, like us, have only one chance in this life.
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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.
