American - Businessman | February 9, 1954 -
I'm encouraged by what I see of men trying to be there for their children.
Chris Gardner
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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.
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When you're doing something you're truly passionate about, there is no plan B.
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Will Smith played Chris Gardner better than Chris Gardner ever did.
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I cut grass, I did yard work, I did roofing, I cleaned basements to take care of my family.
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I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.
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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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I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.
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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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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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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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The hardest thing that I had to do every day as a working single parent was child care, to have to leave my child with people that I did not know and hope everything was OK, that was the most painful part of every day.
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