This is my story. It’s for anyone applying to law school in need of advice. But, more importantly, it’s for anyone with a dream that sometimes seems impossible. Know this: it’s not. https://t.co/43042q5jMV
@thesamparr The only great American novel I’ve ever read that is nearly as good as Steinbeck’s East of Eden, but that is much shorter, is Wallace Stegner’s Crossing to Safety. It’s a beautiful story of friendship over a lifetime.
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The friendship between Justice Ginsburg and Justice Scalia shaped my law school experience.
I saw two political opposites who genuinely cared for each other, who recognized—even from their lofty and important positions—that some things are more important than votes.
This is a story that Judge Jeffrey Sutton shares about an encounter late in my dad's life, when he bought his friend Ruth two dozen roses for her birthday. "Some things in life are more important than votes."
"Over 30 of my friends have been killed because of their gang lifestyle... I realized that would be my future if I stayed in the gang and continued to go the way I was going."
"But my state has been ravaged by division. There are places Muslims don't go and there are places Christians don't go. Although we share these mountains, we didn't really share them."
Audiobooks and wireless headphones make it possible to fill your mind with knowledge at times never before possible:
Running, biking, working out, closing your eyes to rest.
You can’t read a book, but you can listen to one.
One of the best things I’ve done for myself is to turn off my alarms.
Alarms only interrupt your deepest, most beneficial sleep.
It’s better to allow your body to wake up naturally.
More energy, less sleep debt, more productive day.
"I was judged for the color of my skin, for my blackness, or perceived blackness. At times, I felt vulnerable and defeated, but I wouldn't be defeated."
"During my period of depression, I felt completely lost. I didn't know what to do. I would often wonder to myself if my life was just a never-ending cycle of things that didn't work out for me..."