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LZ Granderson

Some of us have become so addicted to pointing fingers at others for all the wrong that happens in our lives that self-assessment has become synonymous with blaming the victim.
— LZ Granderson men
As a parent, I can empathize with how difficult raising children can be. There are challenges, especially within the framework of divorce, when parental guilt can sometimes blur what should be the best decision.
— LZ Granderson time
My mother can certainly be rough around the edges at times, but she also taught me to have compassion for people who have been wronged. She taught me to empathize with those who have made mistakes.
— LZ Granderson time
We're so preoccupied with protecting children from disappointment and discomfort that we're inadvertently excusing them from growing up.
— LZ Granderson children
Sure, the job of high school teachers is not to tear down students' self-esteem. But it's certainly not to inflate students' sense of self-worth with a bunch of unearned compliments and half-truths.
— LZ Granderson truth
The ugly truth is it's the spineless parents who parade their undisciplined children around like royalty that make people dislike kids.
— LZ Granderson truth
There is no way to physically always be there for your children and always be at the office and always be present for your significant other and then take care of yourself. The laws of physics necessitate that somebody or some thing is going to get the short end of the stick.
— LZ Granderson children
It seems everyone knows a college degree is important, but few have a plan to keep it affordable.
— LZ Granderson college
Insecurity is a natural part of human nature, and there are times we feel our stories are not worth telling, so we turn to the people we admire for strength. If we dress like someone everyone thinks is cool, perhaps we'll be seen as cool.
— LZ Granderson time
Instead of this fruitless debate about having it all, men and women should focus on what make us happy. Instead of comparing our lives with people we don't know who are making sacrifices we don't see, we should try to find the right balance between home and work life.
— LZ Granderson life
My son was born during my last semester in college. His due date was Thanksgiving, but he didn't show up until finals week. I brought my books to the hospital and didn't think anything of it. That is what a father is supposed to do.
— LZ Granderson books
As a newspaper reporter, I covered and was around a fair number of crime scenes involving juvenile delinquents, and few things bothered me more than listening to their parents. Crying, ranting, proclaiming how great their children were despite being kicked out of school or previous run-ins with the law.
— LZ Granderson children
Heroes aren't supposed to do bad things. That's what villains are for. So either the good supersedes the bad, or the bad makes it impossible to remember the good. We don't like it when such duality exists in one person. We don't want to know our heroes are human.
— LZ Granderson man
Personal style isn't simply an exercise in parroting but rather an exhibition for our own stories - from the gait of our walk to the rhythm of our speech to the manner in which the necktie falls from the knot.
— LZ Granderson man
I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.
— LZ Granderson children
Parents are supposed to instill a sense of right and wrong in their children and then keep up the due diligence necessary to make sure they don't veer off that path.
— LZ Granderson children
The more time we invest imitating others, the less that's available to discover and be ourselves.
— LZ Granderson time
With technology and social media and citizen journalism, every rock that used to go unturned is now being flipped, lit and put on TV.
— LZ Granderson technology
It only takes 140 characters to toss one's character out the window.
— LZ Granderson character
Just because we want our favorite team to win does not mean there's any lack of toughness when a player chooses family first.
— LZ Granderson family
Believe me, I recognize the cultural and anatomical challenges and respect the sacrifices women make in order to balance family and a career, or family with no career, or career with no family.
— LZ Granderson women
Children are wonderful, but they are not the center of the universe. The sooner their parents make them understand that, the better off we all will be.
— LZ Granderson universe
I'm all for holding each other accountable, but it feels as if we're hurling toward a society of finger-pointers, because we don't hold ourselves accountable for anything.
— LZ Granderson war
Of all the parts that make up my somewhat quirky life, there are few things that raise a stranger's eyebrows faster than discovering I love country music.
— LZ Granderson love
Accolades and lists may tell us about accomplishments, but life is meant to be experienced, not just accomplished. It's like the difference between reading books for the sake of reading and reading books just to get a good grade.
— LZ Granderson life

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