There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
BRAD MELTZERI 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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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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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 worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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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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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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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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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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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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