The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
BRAD MELTZERHere’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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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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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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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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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As 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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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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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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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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You tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.
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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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A little threat of evil is always the far better way to fill the seats. But sometimes the monsters aren’t who we think they are.
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There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
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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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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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