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Movie Description
What is the movie about?
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical film directed by Gabriele Muccino about the on and off-homeless salesman-turned-stockbroker Chris Gardner.
It’s based on a true life story about how a man fought his way from struggles with his family, his finances to the point of homelessness to eventually set up a brokerage firm.
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Takeaways
1. Persistence is key
Although Chris faced many setbacks in the movie, he never stopped trying. His persistence gave him success eventually.
2. Have hunger for success
Chris had extreme hunger for success in his life, and it contributed to his persistence. He had lost everything in his life, and it was his hunger to get out of the rut that brought him to his eventual success.
Best Movie Quotes
"Can I say something? Um, I'm the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm gonna tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer and I will find the answer." - Christopher Gardner
"The important thing about that freedom train, is it's got to climb mountains. We ALL have to climb mountains, you know. Mountains that go way up high, and mountains that go deep and low. Yes, we know what those mountains are here at Glide. We sing about them." - Reverend Williams
"Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period." - Christopher Gardner
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