故事的主角就是当今美国黑人投资专家Chris Gardner。成功诠释出一位濒临破产、老婆离家的落魄业务员，如何刻苦耐劳的善尽单亲责任，奋发向上成为股市交易员，最后成为知名的金融投资家的励志故事。
《当幸福来敲门》经典台词
Chris Gardner：You have a dream, you got to protect it.
克里斯·加德纳：如果你有梦想，就要守护它。
Chris Gardner：People can't do something by themselves; they wanna tell you you can not do it.
克里斯·加德纳：当人们做不到一些事情的时候，他们就会对你说你也同样不能。
Chris Gardner：You want something. Go get it!
克里斯·加德纳：有了目标就要全力以赴。
Martin Frohm: What would you say if man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him? What would you say?
马丁：如果我雇佣了一个没有穿着衬衫走进来的人，你会怎么说?
Chris Gardner: He must have had on some really nice pants.
克里斯·加德纳：他一定穿了一条很棒的裤子。
There is an I in "happiness",There is no Y in "happiness",It's an I
幸福里面没有为什么，只有我。
I'm the type of person,if you ask me a question, and I don't know the answer,I'm gonna to tell you that I don't know.But I bet you what: I know how to find the answer, and I'll find the answer.
我是这样的人，如果你问的问题我不知道答案，我会直接告诉你“我不知道”。但我向你保证：我知道如何寻找答案，而且我一定会找出答案的。
Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something, not even me.
别让别人告诉你你成不了才，即使是我也不行。
You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves,they wanna tell you you can't do it.If you want something, go get it. Period.
如果你有梦想的话，就要去捍卫它。那些一事无成的人想告诉你你也成不了大器。如果你有理想的话，就要去努力实现。就这样。
