"We all understand genetics. You get your eyes from your dad, your mom's nose, there's nothing you can do about that. But your spiritual genetics you can choose, pick, embrace and commit to. That's what I did."

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Source : "Chris Gardner | Survival Guide: extended interview". Interview with William Welsh, washingtontechnology.com. October 19, 2006.

Chris Gardner

#Mom Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Dad Quotes

“The value of the personal relationship to all things is that it creates intimacy and intimacy creates understanding and understanding creates love.”
“I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do.”
“I've always said there's a place for the press but they haven't dug it yet.”
“I think kids are smarter than you think.”
“I wanted to dissolve the boundary between the outside world and the world of the relationships. Those events, with exception of the Mt. Saint Helens explosion, were happening in the real time of the book, as I was writing.”
“Governments are moved by numbers, and the greater the number of people who admit that they believe, the greater the likelihood that the secret - if there is one being kept - will be revealed.”
“Naming things, breaking through taboos and denial is the most dangerous, terrifying, and crucial work. This has to happen in spite of political climates or coercions, in spite of careers being won or lost, in spite of the fear of being criticized, outcast, or disliked. I believe freedom begins with naming things. Humanity is preserved by it.”
“What's the trick? There are three of them: A sense of real purpose, a sense of humor, and a sense of constant curiosity. Keep using those to the grave because learning really never ends.”

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