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.’
Y’know what they call the person who does all the work but gets none of the credit? An opportunity.
I spend every day showing people the power of history. But history only has the power you give it.
You may never make peace with your father. But you can always make peace with yourself.
Haven’t you ever played Uno?” he asks calmly. “Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
In the end, one detail is unarguable: There will always be those searching for treasure. Never forget: We are a country founded on legends and myths. We love them, especially legends of treasure. Looking for treasure isn’t just part of being an American, it is America.
Remember, just because something hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
Never forget, the greatest battle we’ll ever face is the battle within ourselves.
When you lose a parent, you’re an orphan. When you lose a husband, you’re a widow. But as Zig had learned fourteen years ago, when you lose a child, they don’t have a name for that.
We may have heaven and hell in us, but we choose who we are. And who we fight.
Dream big, work hard, stay humble.
No civilian has been allowed to see the gold in Fort Knox since 1974, nearly 40 years ago.
It’s far easier to judge others than to judge yourself.
None of us are who we are on our very worst days,” he adds. “I know you know that.
And more than that, the United States of America was a whole new type of nation. Nothing like America had ever been tried before in the history of the world.
Be daring, be daring, always be daring. There is no big dream unless you dream big.
After all, bragging and boasting aren’t honorable; what’s honorable is doing one’s duty and sacrificing oneself for a noble cause.
Follow me. I will lead the way to freedom.
According to Benjamin Franklin, “He that can have patience, can have what he will.
Just because you’re not dead doesn’t mean you’re alive.
Let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure!