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Many have forged a path to gr...

Many have forged a path to greatness lit only by a vision in their minds.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I initially moved to San Fran...

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.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

You want be young and have fu...

You want be young and have fun, that's great. But while you're having fun, someone you don't see is studying and preparing. You might end up working for that person. No one wants to hear that! But I try to tell young people: You want to be the one signing the front of the check, not the back.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

One time, I was going to be i...

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.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

What I love about AT&T is tha...

What I love about AT&T is that they are just as passionate as I am about rebooting the American dream.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

Probably the hardest question...

Probably the hardest question I get asked is, 'How do I choose between passion and practicality?' I can't answer that. I had to do both. I was passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. But I was also passionate about feeding my child.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I had spent years in the Unit...

I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

My mom had to be resourceful....

My mom had to be resourceful. She grew up dirt poor in rural Louisiana.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

Sometimes we are so busy help...

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.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

Long before I achieved financ...

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.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

My biggest hero was my mother...

My biggest hero was my mother. She told me every day that I could do or be anything. I knew it, I believed it, and I embraced it.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

No matter what you accomplish...

No matter what you accomplish, when you're doing something you're truly passionate about... the opportunities are always going to be bigger.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

When I was a kid, we played a...

When I was a kid, we played a jump rope game called double Dutch - where you had to jump over two ropes swinging in opposite directions. Picking just the right moment to jump in was a practiced art form.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I had never gone to college. ...

I had never gone to college. I was not from a politically connected family. I had no money of my own. Who is going to do business with you?

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I also often hear people say ...

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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I've been talking to a lot of...

I've been talking to a lot of young people, especially here in America. I let them know that the people who they're competing with for opportunities live all over the place. They're probably not in your city, state, or country; they are hungry, and they are grinding! Some of the things that a lot of us take for granted, these people don't.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

What can we be in life? Few f...

What can we be in life? Few figures in history have answered this question with as much clarity and moral authority as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I hold one thing dearer than ...

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

I cut grass, I did yard work,...

I cut grass, I did yard work, I did roofing, I cleaned basements to take care of my family.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

Veterans who are homeless may...

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.

Chris Gardner 40 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....