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BRAD MELTZERGreatness isn’t something you should always be chasing. There’s greatness within all of us, and I think that’s what we forget.
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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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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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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn’t already written. It’s written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
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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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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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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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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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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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The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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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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Greatness isn’t something you should always be chasing. There’s greatness within all of us, and I think that’s what we forget.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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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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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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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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