Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
BRAD MELTZEROur fathers never leave us. Ever.
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The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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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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I 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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