Here is a list of phrases from In Search of Happiness, a film based on the life of millionaire and philanthropist Chris Gardner, directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith
In Pursuit of Happiness recounts the events that Chris Gardner went through from being a salesman of bone density scanning devices to becoming a stockbroker; from having serious financial problems, to achieving the happiness he was looking for.
Steven Conrad's screenplay is based on Gardner's bestseller with Quincy Troupe. The film was released on December 15, 2006, by Columbia Pictures. Smith was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actor.
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1-Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Not even me. If you have a dream, you have to protect it. People who are not capable of doing something for themselves will tell you that you cannot do it either. Want something? Go for it period.
2-What would you say if a man walked in here without a shirt and hired him? What would you say? (Martin Frohm). "What should be wearing beautiful pants" (Chris Gardner).
3-I've been sitting here for the last half hour trying to make up a story that would explain why I'm dressed like this. And I wanted to tell a story that demonstrated qualities that I am sure you all would admire, such as seriousness, diligence or team play. And I couldn't think of anything. So the truth is, I was arrested for not paying for parking tickets.
4-The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many obstacles, 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 of those who they wanted me to believe that I was not good enough, they would be calm.
5-The world is your oyster. It is up to you to find the pearls.
6-And it was at that moment that I began to think about Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, in the part that talks about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking about how he knew how to put the word 'search' in the middle, that perhaps happiness is something that we can only seek and perhaps we could never achieve.
7-Wealth can also be the attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves of our blessings every day.
8-I continued being a dreamer, but more realistic than ever before, I knew it was my time to fly. Over the horizon I saw the future bright as never before. The difference now was that I felt the wind on my back. I was ready.
9-His tranquility defeated his storm.
10-I only have two questions. What do you do and how do you do it? (to the man with the sports car).
11-When I was young I got good grades. He had that good feeling of all the things that could be. And then I didn't become any of them.
12-This part of my life, this part here, I call 'being stupid'.
13-Hey dad, do you want to hear something funny? There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, and the man on the boat said "Do you need help?" and the man said, "God will save me." Then another ship came and he tried to help him, but he said, "God will save me," then he drowned and went to heaven. Then the man said to God, "God, why didn't you save me?" and God said "I sent you two big boats, to give you a second chance!"
14-If you want something, go for it, period.
15-Walk that road and go forward all the time. Don't just talk for the sake of talking, walk and move on. In addition, the walk does not have to be long strides; small steps count too. Go forward.
16-This part of my life, this part here, I call 'happiness'.
17-Always, always seek happiness.
18-When there is a glimpse of happiness there is always someone who wants to destroy it.
19-The movie is the story of my life, but it is not about me. It's about anyone who has ever dreamed big and someone has said 'No, you can't do it'. You can. (Chris Gardner in an interview).
20-I met my father, I saw him for the first time, when I was 28 years old. I promised myself that when I had children they would know who their father was.
21-Can I tell you something? I'm the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'll tell you I don't know it, but I bet I know how to find the answer and I'll find it.
22-This is a work of real events. I have faithfully and truly presented the events as I remember them. Some names and descriptions of individuals have been changed to respect their privacy.
23-Everyone seemed very happy. Why couldn't I be like them?