The measure of a man is determined by the distance between his knees and the ground. The less the distance, the greater the man. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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If you feel that your life doesn’t matter it’s likely that you decided that it didn’t matter, and then you chose to act on a poor decision. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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A man who indulges in parenthood for the first time at the age of fifty-four deserves all he gets. ― Raymond Chandler

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The past is a pebble in my shoe.

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If I have held a part of myself back from my children, I have obviously spent some time calculating the expense of being a father. And the fact is, a real father doesn't do that kind of math. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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I am wounded. I am marked by old codes, which shielded me in one world and then chained me in the next. ― Ta-Nehisi Coates

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I blinked. Because even though my dad never, ever complained about being a young dad, I always wondered about his regrets. How his need to keep abandoned, sad things might apply to me, too. ― Maurene Goo

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This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

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If you can’t laugh at yourself you can’t laugh at all. ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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