…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 MELTZERI understand pain. I’ve lived with pain my entire life. But pain is nothing compared to betrayal. And betrayal is nothing compared to knowing that the javelin in your back was rammed there by the one person in your life you actually trusted.
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Overwatch doesn’t just bring together the legal and espionage genres. It merges family problems with professional ones, swirls in a major helping of murder and mayhem, and with a deft touch, reminds us why politics is-always-perso nal.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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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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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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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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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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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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The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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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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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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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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