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But when it comes to discovering or keeping a job, nothing beats good old-fashioned face time and up-to-date skills.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3603469,"What can we be in life? Few figures in history have answered this question with as much clarity and moral authority as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3603465,"My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory. I played trumpet for nine years. One day, my mother explained, 'You can't be Miles Davis. There's one, and he's got that job.'",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3603460,"No matter what you accomplish, when you're doing something you're truly passionate about... the opportunities are always going to be bigger.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3603457,"Everything that I learned in the Navy, I took it with me into the next phase of my life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3603452,"I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3603449,"I didn't grow up in a household where dinner conversation was, 'How did the market do today?'",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3603443,"I cut grass, I did yard work, I did roofing, I cleaned basements to take care of my family.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3603439,"Will Smith played Chris Gardner better than Chris Gardner ever did.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":76},3603433,"Probably the hardest question I get asked is, 'How do I choose between passion and practicality?' I can't answer that. I had to do both. I was passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. But I was also passionate about feeding my child.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is attributed to Chris Gardner, a former stockbroker turned entrepreneur, and the subject of the 2006 biographical film \"The Pursuit of Happyness.\" In the early 1980s, Gardner faced immense personal and professional challenges as a single father, struggling to make ends meet while pursuing a career in financial services.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound paradox at the heart of Gardner's decision-making process. On the surface, it seems to suggest that one must choose between passion and practicality, but upon closer examination, it becomes clear that Gardner is actually highlighting the impossibility of separating these two seemingly opposing forces in his life. In fact, he is suggesting that passion and practicality are intertwined, and that one cannot exist without the other.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen faced with a decision that pits passion against practicality, rather than trying to choose between them, seek to understand how they can inform and support each other. By recognizing that passion and practicality are not mutually exclusive, you can create a more integrated and holistic approach to decision-making that takes into account both your emotional and rational needs.",{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,16,10]