"You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry aint coming."
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"You know how mountains get moved? Everyone who can move a couple, move a couple. Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who can move boulders, move boulders. That's how mountains get moved. If every one of us did everything we could, I believe we would be in a different world."
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"Claim ownership of your dreams"
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"Ready or not, Tell yourself to jump"
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"This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness."
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"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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"It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit"
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"Always, always pursue happiness."
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"If you have a dream, you've got to protect it."
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"Though my mom had too many of her own dreams denied, deferred and destroyed, she instilled in me that I could have dreams. And not just have dreams but had a responsibility to make them reality. My mom taught me from a very early age that I could do anything I wanted to do."
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"(The movie) is the story of my life, but it's not about me. It's about anybody who ever dreamed big and had someone tell them, 'No, you can't do it.' You can."
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"No one ever laid out the sequence of events that led to my mother being prosecuted and imprisoned for alleged welfare fraud."
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"I was late once and it cost me $50,000. I figure it was cheaper to wear two watches."
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"People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it."
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"Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting."
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"There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too."
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"I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son."
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"But if you don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen, dreams are just mirages that mess with your head!"
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"I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'"
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"Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others. The irony is that while sleep sometimes brings nightmares, it's the reality of my waking hours that can cause me the greater fear."
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