Best Chris Gardner Quotes

Her stillness defeated his storm.

Every time he came back, apologetic, contrite, he'd start off being real nice. But he was as predictable as rain. Nobody knew when he'd go off, but at some point everybody knew he would.

As long as you have a plan for how you'll live, don't let jealous people turn their insecurities into yours.

We can all learn something from people we admire.

Just remember, you're never too old to have a hero.

Your net worth can fluctuate, but your self-worth should only appreciate.

I was homeless but I wasn't hopeless. I knew a better day was coming.

Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me.

People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you you can't do it.

The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can't wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.

The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls.

It can be done but you have to make it happen.

There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too.

Sizing up succinctly his lack of formal education compared with his determination to learn from others, the author writes, I went to college with every person I ever met.

I was late once and it cost me $50,000. I figure it was cheaper to wear two watches.

Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy.

Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.

I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'