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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.

Brad Meltzer

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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Love Matter Parenting Parents
I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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Lessons My Son
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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Eras Eye President
There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
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Character Out Plot Work
Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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Father Leave Our
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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Adoption Father Tracking
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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Forget Greatness Thinking
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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Believe Daughter Fighting
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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Creative Men Strong
The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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Lying Ourselves Worst
Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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Every Fork Life Road Sometimes
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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Desks Sitting Writing
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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Book Daughter Mother
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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Daughter Fighting Impossible Mother
Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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Cards Sometimes Winning
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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Cost Decision Make

…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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…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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