QUOTES by Chris Gardner
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Passion is the thing that won't let you sleep at night because you want to get up in the morning and go do your thing.
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Don't ever be afraid to hire people that are smarter than you. Just because they are smarter than you doesn't mean they have to make more money.
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I was blessed to have the guys at Bear Stearns as mentors. They taught me a lot, but most of all, they taught me that there's nothing wrong with selling if you're selling the right product to the right person.
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Business school professors don't take selling seriously because they don't know how to sell. It's easy to talk about business theory and production time and just-in-time development. Selling is much more difficult.
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I've never considered selling anything other than profession, but it's more than that. It's one of the highest callings that you can aspire to. Not everyone can do it.
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Salespeople are the most important people in any organization. Until a salesperson gets an order, nobody in the company has a job.
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The people who care the most about the folks in your community are living in the community. They don't live in Washington, D.C.
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I've been saying to people for a long time, 'If you're not doing something you're tremendously excited about, and you're not feeling passionate about it, you're compromising yourself every day.'
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One time, I was going to be in L.A. for 10 days for a business conference, and I took eight different pairs of sandals.
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I do one thing - I don't do it on purpose - but I always make other guys look underdressed.
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I've never been big on sports coats and pants. I'm a suit guy. It makes it clear who's in charge.
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I say to people all the time, it is OK to fail. Some of the greatest successes in the history of America started out as failures.
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Passion is everything. In fact, you've got to be borderline fanatical about what you do.
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Finding gainful employment to pay for housing is hard for any veteran experiencing homelessness. It's even more difficult for veterans who've also had encounters with police and stints in jail.
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Long before I achieved financial success and became the subject of a Hollywood film, I was a veteran, a single father, and a working person who was homeless.
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Veterans who are homeless may not have a home, but that doesn't mean they don't have diverse skills that could be put to use to meet the needs of an expanding job market.
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My stepfather was fond of letting me know, quote, 'I ain't your... damn daddy.' That was something that was painful, to put it mildly.
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What I love about AT&T is that they are just as passionate as I am about rebooting the American dream.
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I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive 'isms.' But once you let go of the blame and excuses, you'll see that you can alter your position on your own.
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Sometimes we are so busy helping others that we forget about ourselves. Remember, it's okay to say no and to ask others to carry their own weight.
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Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part. You need to acknowledge that, 'Hey, I'm here because I steered my horse in this direction.'
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You can blame outside factors or make excuses about why things didn't work out, but that doesn't change anything.
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When someone says, 'You can't,' what it really means is that they can't - so why should you get to?
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If you're having a hard time recognizing your gifts, look to someone else you know who's been resourceful. You may be surprised by how your own strengths rise to the surface by watching someone else.
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Your skills may not be anything out of the ordinary, but you can do miraculous things with what you've got. Maybe it's your parenting skills, or your compassion. It may be your curiosity, your imagination or unique style of fashion. Even if it seems to be no big deal, the lesson here is we all have unique abilities and talents.
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Most of us have heard the saying, 'Cleanliness is next to godliness.' That's a sentiment I value, but another virtue has inspired me to revise that saying. As far as I'm concerned, what's next to godliness is resourcefulness.
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Remember: If you don't schmooze, you lose. Used wisely, a bit of chitchat helps create a personal connection with your boss and colleagues.
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Fortunately, our digital age has created some wonderful tools for finding employers and showing your strengths. But when it comes to discovering or keeping a job, nothing beats good old-fashioned face time and up-to-date skills.
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I initially moved to San Francisco to become a research associate for one of the top young heart surgeons in the country. Everything that I learned in that position is that skills, talent, and expertise are transferable.
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My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory. I played trumpet for nine years. One day, my mother explained, 'You can't be Miles Davis. There's one, and he's got that job.'
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No matter what you accomplish, when you're doing something you're truly passionate about... the opportunities are always going to be bigger.
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Everything that I learned in the Navy, I took it with me into the next phase of my life.
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I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.
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I didn't grow up in a household where dinner conversation was, 'How did the market do today?'
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