You tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.
BRAD MELTZERAs I now often tell my daughter Lila, no matter what stage of life you’re in, when you want something – no matter how impossible it seems – you need to fight for it. When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you’ve ever fought before.
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Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.
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Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.
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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back to biking. The moment it feels like a rut, I switch and search for a new love. It’s like having a midlife crisis, but without the new wife or cheesy BMW.
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I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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So much harm comes into this world when the wrong thing is said. But that’s nothing compared to the pain from what goes unsaid.
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My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
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Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.
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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life – no matter how impossible it seems – you need to fight for it.
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History doesn’t choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?
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