Chris Gardner

Some people will have to appreciate you by losing you.

Chris Gardner

Sometimes you gotta ask yourself, is the juice worth the squeeze?

Chris Gardner

Stand on the shoulders of faith and know that God didn’t even give up on us, so there’s no way you can give up on yourself.

Chris Gardner

The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.

Chris Gardner

The best angle for optimizing opportunity isn’t someone else’s repertoire, but inside of ourselves.

Chris Gardner

The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn’t good enough, would be stilled.

Chris Gardner

There will come a time when will be in need of someone or something in particular to love. You must walk with an open and humble heart.

Chris Gardner

Though my mom had too many of her own dreams denied, deferred and destroyed, she instilled in me that I could have dreams. And not just have dreams but had a responsibility to make them reality. My mom taught me from a very early age that I could do anything I wanted to do.

Chris Gardner

Trust me; there is more to life than money, but I know that can be a hard concept to grasp when your money is funny.

Chris Gardner

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.

Chris Gardner