Today is National
All Or Nothing Day, a day you should not go big or go home, but go big even
if you’re at home.
If you feel like something’s been holding you back, be it
vegetable, animal or mineral, today is the day to shake it off and go for
broke.
To celebrate the day, here are some characters who make a
habit of choosing “all” over “nothing:”
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Hermione Granger:
It’s hard to beat someone who’s both at the top of her class and not afraid to
wade into the thick of battle. Then, of course, there’s her ability to overcome
discrimination due to her bloodline, the fierce loyalty to her friends and a
willingness to take extreme measures to ensure the safety of her parents.
Hermione thought ahead to ensure the best possible chance of success for every
endeavor and risked everything to do what was right. And somehow managed to
find time to lobby on behalf of house-elf freedom. Certainly not one for any
laurel resting.
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Neal Caffrey: It’s
hard to be sure which side of the law he’s dancing on, but whether he’s
committing crimes or solving them, Neal tends to go all in. It’s his general
approach to life. He wants the best, so he finds a way to get the best:
clothes, living situation, way to serve out his jail sentence. He’s willing to
go to great lengths for the people he loves, whether or not that means working
inside the law. And he does it all with a jaunty tip of his hat.
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Buffy Summers: As the
tombstone said, “She saved the world. A lot.” Miss Summers was a busy girl. She
managed to fight vampires, demons and the occasional demigod, whilst also
cultivating and maintaining personal relationships with a number of
individuals. Not to mention going to school, slaying her boyfriend, nursing
said boyfriend back from a feral state, fighting a rogue slayer, sparring with
the military, helping to raise her mystical sister, standing by a friend during
her detox from magic addiction, training new slayers, and ultimately returning
to her high school to work as a guidance counselor. And then there was the
whole dying twice thing, but even that couldn’t keep her down. Sounds like
giving her all to me.
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Marshall Flinkman: Sure,
he didn’t really go on all that many missions, but the few times he did were
always epic. Where Marshall
really went all out, though, were in his relationships. He might have been a
little socially awkward, but that never stopped his efforts to connect. And
regardless of what life threw at him, he was never one to give into
hopelessness. Didn’t matter if he’d just been held captive and tortured for
days, you could still count on him for a smile and a parachute built into his
suit.
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Animal:
Have you seen him play the drums? Enough said.
Please take note, tomorrow is Bagpipe Appreciation Day. Plan
your celebrations accordingly.
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