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Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of.
Daniel Pearce
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The most difficult part of dating as a single parent is deciding how much risk your own child's heart is worth.
Daniel Pearce
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When I look at each of my brothers, I see two things. First, I see the next place I want to leave a rosy welt. Second, I see a good man who will always be there, no matter how hard life gets for me or him. Then, I get out of the way because I realize he's coming at me with a wet dish towel.
Daniel Pearce
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The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.
Daniel Pearce
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People who love themselves, don't hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.
Daniel Pearce
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I will never grow thick skin, so that you don't have to feel bad about being a jerk to me.
Daniel Pearce
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Anger is almost always an emotion for people who wish to control others while simultaneously failing to control themselves.
Daniel Pearce
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The goal was never dependent on the route that took me there. It was always dependent on the heart that got me through whatever route opened itself up to my efforts.
Daniel Pearce
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It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
Daniel Pearce
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I have long ago accepted that I am a little crazy and a little weird. It wasn't that exciting a revelation though. Turns out everyone is.
Daniel Pearce
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Sometimes to be a good parent... You have to laugh when you want to be angry. You have to be angry when you want to laugh. And that is why good parenting is tough.
Daniel Pearce
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If bullies actually believe that somebody loves them and believes in them, they will love themselves, they will become better people, and many will even become saviors to the bullied.
Daniel Pearce
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It doesn't matter if I'm off the beat. It doesn't matter if I'm snapping to the rhythm. It doesn't matter if I look like a complete goon when I dance. It is my dance. It is my moment. It is mine. And dance I will. Try and stop me. You'll probably get kicked in the face.
Daniel Pearce
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A lot of people don't like me. I take that as evidence that I have done something beautifully different or something extraordinary.
Daniel Pearce
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My dad encouraged me to quit my job and pursue the life that I am about to have. He got excited with me. He was the first one to tell me that I could do it. I am 30 years old, and I still find great power in my own dad telling me it's possible. I still find great power in my own dad telling me I can do it.
Daniel Pearce
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I'm not going to miss 95% of life to weigh 5% less.
Daniel Pearce
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Some moments can only be cured with a big squishy grandma hug.
Daniel Pearce
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Don't we get it? To put our arm around someone who is gay, someone who has an addiction, somebody who lives a different lifestyle, someone who is not what we think they should be... doing that has nothing to do with enabling them or accepting what they do as okay by us. It has nothing to do with encouraging them in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs right.It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
Daniel Pearce
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I have to wonder at what point the people fighting to protect marriage will realize that traditional couples haven't exactly been doing too good a job of it so far.
Daniel Pearce