The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
BRAD MELTZEREvery life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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She wasn’t tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.
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Don’t go to eighth grade…don’t talk about something old…don’t bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.
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But to me, the most important page in my daughter’s book is the last one – because it’s blank. It says, “Your Hero’s Photo Here,” and, “Your Hero’s Story Here.”
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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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Overwatch doesn’t just bring together the legal and espionage genres. It merges family problems with professional ones, swirls in a major helping of murder and mayhem, and with a deft touch, reminds us why politics is-always-perso nal.
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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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In this life, y’ever notice that you face the same challenges again and again? We all do. They’re challenges to your soul. We repeat them until we face them and master them. Yes we all have free will, but there’re divine patterns out there, and the battle is to see them.
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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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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we’re their government. And people trust their government.
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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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Here’s what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends.
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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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…as your father, my instinct is to protect you … Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget the prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.
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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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