The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
BRAD MELTZERThe worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
BRAD MELTZERThe past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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.
BRAD MELTZERAs I tell my daughter, when you want something in life – no matter how impossible it seems – you need to fight for it.
BRAD MELTZERThere’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
BRAD MELTZERNot 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.
BRAD MELTZER…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.
BRAD MELTZERHaven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
BRAD MELTZERLife is filled with trapdoors.
BRAD MELTZERSharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
BRAD MELTZERHistory doesn’t choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?
BRAD MELTZERThere is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
BRAD MELTZERBut 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.”
BRAD MELTZERA 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.
BRAD MELTZERYou tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.
BRAD MELTZERI love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
BRAD MELTZER