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> [Yes, we are our fathers' sons and daughters, but we are not their choices. For despite their absences we are still here. Still alive, still breathing, with the power to change this world, one little boy and girl at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/yes-we-are-our-fathers-sons-and-daughters-but-we-are-not-their/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

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## More by Daniel Beaty

> [I believe that our deepest pain is often the path to our highest purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/i-believe-that-our-deepest-pain-is-often-the-path-to-our-highest/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [Entertainment is the greatest socializing force in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/entertainment-is-the-greatest-socializing-force-in-the-world/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [Yes, we are our fathers' sons and daughters, but we are not their choices. For despite their absences we are still here. Still alive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/yes-we-are-our-fathers-sons-and-daughters-but-we-are-not-their/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [The mind is an untrained child you got to teach what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/the-mind-is-an-untrained-child-you-got-to-teach-what-to-do/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [Who is the person in my life for whom my presence allowing them to have a true second chance, allowing them to have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/who-is-the-person-in-my-life-for-whom-my-presence-allowing-them-to/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [I believe that personal healing is a path to social transformation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/i-believe-that-personal-healing-is-a-path-to-social-transformation/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [Every action begins with a thought, and if you don't watch what you're thinking, your thoughts will get the best of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/every-action-begins-with-a-thought-and-if-you-don-t-watch-what-you-re/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [We need to start looking at what we can do as a society to set up men like Sir Lance and Ty and even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/we-need-to-start-looking-at-what-we-can-do-as-a-society-to-set-up-men/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [We can overcome if we change the way we see, see ourselves, see our past, see our possibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/we-can-overcome-if-we-change-the-way-we-see-see-ourselves-see-our/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

> [My personal story is that my father was a heroin addict and a heroin dealer and has been in and out of prison my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-beaty/my-personal-story-is-that-my-father-was-a-heroin-addict-and-a-heroin/)

[Daniel Beaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-beaty/)

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