Valuable Life Lessons
--Don't drink grape juice while wearing a white shirt and driving to school.
--Don't let your life wait for other people.
--Dropping a cellular phone into a tub of water kinda kills the phone.
--Your mother will eventually find out if you dye your hair purple.
--You really haven't lived until you've gotten a 48 on an Advanced Placement U.S. History test.
--Don't ever fall in love with someone more than one thousand miles away from you. It usually doesn't work.
--Milk crates make boring pets.
--If it hurts, don't do it again.
--That which does not kill you ultimately makes you stronger.
--Speaking in public gets easier with practice.
--Don't sprint around a pool if you're trying to impersonate Jim from Huck Finn.
--Ten years from now, most of what we freak out about won't make any difference.
--All that's gold doesn't glisten.
--Zits always pop up when you really can't afford to have them pop up.
--Always stay after class because that's where the connections are made.
--When in doubt, duck. When certain, don't bother 'cause you're already screwed.
--While driving through a gate, ALWAYS make sure the gate is open! The consequences could be fatal to your car.
--If you're not living (I mean really living), you're dead already.
--Never pierce your belly button in the dark.
--Just because someone flirts with you incessantly doesn't necessarily mean he or she likes you.
--If your calculus teacher tells you to quit talking after a test or he will give you a zero for your test grade, he means it. Really.
--Sometimes smart people can do very, very stupid things.
--Being nice to people will get you far.
--The only person you can truly love is often right in front of you.
--Never, ever, EVER let a member of the opposite sex make you compromise your standards. Never.
--Nothing is ever too good to be true.
--If you start to like a girl, her roommate will immediately start liking you.
--Parents aren't around forever, and you really need to treasure them while they are.
--Don't take the SAT twice if you already have a good score in the first place.
--Never ddo something if the risk is greater than the reward.
--Think carefully before you act.
--Dreaming and doing go hand in hand.
--Life moves fast, but not so fast that you can't slow down to enjoy it.
--Instead of waiting for life to get better, do something about it.
--You REALLY should do what needs to be done, NOW, and not later. Procrastination is the easiest way, but not the most profitable.
--If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.
--Cereal is a vital staple food for all college students. Who cares how you look eating it at 7:30?
--If he doesn't respect you, he's not worth your time.
--Learn to play an electric guitar. Young women really like it.
--Don't juggle knives unless you're really, REALLY good at it.
--If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then give up, no sense being ridiculous about it.
--Sticking things up your nose isn't the smartest idea in the world.
--You can't light fireworks in the basement and not get caught.
--Hair is flammable. VERY flammable.
--Never ever trust your friend with a pair of scissors against your hair.
--Dyeing hair strawberry blonde that is already Strawberry Blode makes it turn Strawberry Pink.
--White dogs and black pants don't mix.
--God doesn't make junk.
--Someday you will look back on this and it will all seem funny.
--You never know when you are makinga memory.
--The heart does heal and you will love like this again -except that when you do, you'll deny ever haviung loved like this before.
--Nothing matters if you don't have loved ones to share it with. Your siblings are incredibly precious. If you don't know this know, you will-trust me!
--If you can laugh at yourself you are going to be fine.
--If you allow others to laugh with you, you'll be great!
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