To anyone whose name I did not” – Chris Gardnerġ4. Some names and descriptions of individuals have been changed in order to respect their privacy. I have rendered the events faithfully and truthfully just as I have recalled them. No matter what, you have to feel legit inside first.” – Chris Gardnerġ3. “Without that sense of self, no amount of paper, no pedigree, and no credentials can make you legit. 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.’” – Chris Gardnerġ2. “I just wanted to make a million dollars. The cavalry ain’t coming” – Chris Gardnerġ1. “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.” – Chris Gardnerġ0.

But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish.” – Chris Gardnerĩ. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. “Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. “Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. “Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches.” – Chris Gardnerħ. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it’s the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear.” – Chris Gardner “There is no plan B for passion.” – Chris Gardnerĥ. “No matter how much money is involved or no matter how easy it is for you to do, if you’re not happy, you are nothing more than a slave to your talent and money.” – Chris GardnerĤ. “If you have a dream, you’ve got to protect it.” – Chris Gardnerģ. “I was Chris Gardner, father of a son who deserved better than what my daddy could do for me, son of Betty Jean Gardner who said that if I wanted to win I could win.” – Chris GardnerĢ.

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