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.
BRAD MELTZEROur fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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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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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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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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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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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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I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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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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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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