“Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. I was ready.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can onl…”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you…”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“When I was in my 20s, I was a lost soul. Your 20s are about finding your soul.”— Oprah, refinery29.com
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”— Chinese Proverb, tinybuddha.com
“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“People think they know all there is to know about you, but the best bits of you are — have always been — heroic in the really quiet ways.”— Jack Thorne, Ginny Weasley, amazon.com
“If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it’s a process. It’s often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there.”— Emma Watson, marieclaire.co.uk
“You are neither coffee nor tea, you are just the right amount of whatever it is I’m trying to find.”— Sade Andria Zabala, sadeandriazabala.com
“I found myself in my friendships. Mindless chatter, heartfelt conversations, clinking mimosa glasses, and trips down memory lane. I was emboldened by the women who encourage me to be brave. To be unapologetically me.”— Katie Ray, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don't talk about these things if I haven't lived them, and I've hurt people in my life. It's something I still have to think about when I sleep at night.”— Kendrick Lamar, npr.org
“You can have the platinum album, but when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world — it kind of gives a crazy offset”— Kendrick Lamar, npr.org
“Use the voice that you were given. Shout what you believe in from the top of your lungs. Never let anyone quiet you.”— Demi Lovato, amazon.com