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.”
BRAD MELTZERWe 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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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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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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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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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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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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