Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.
BRAD MELTZEROur fathers never leave us. Ever.
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Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn’t already written. It’s written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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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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…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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My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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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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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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