Life is filled with trapdoors.
BRAD MELTZEROur fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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…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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A 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.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we’re their government. And people trust their government.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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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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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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