Chris Gardner

We all possess the power to overcome our circumstances. Just because you are in a certain spot right now, doesn’t mean you will always be.

Chris Gardner

We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom’s nose, there’s nothing you can do about that. But your spiritual genetics you can choose, pick, embrace and commit to. That’s what I did.

Chris Gardner

We are all just books waiting for someone to read us and say: ‘that makes sense’.

Chris Gardner

We are quick to blame other people, but sometimes it’s you. Be mature enough to know the difference and help yourself get out your own way.

Chris Gardner

We can not change the pain of the past. But you can change your perception of it. Let it shape you for the better and not for the worse.

Chris Gardner

We either go forward in the struggle, or we give in to our fear.

Chris Gardner

We were homeless, we were not hopeless. There’s a world of a difference. Use your skills. You have to propel yourself forward. It works.

Chris Gardner

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.

Chris Gardner

When everything else was crumbling away, I always had my son to turn to. He was was my rock.

Chris Gardner

When our personal success is tied to the contribution we can make to cause greater than ourselves, we’re in the empowerment zone.

Chris Gardner