~I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can
do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
~I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just
don't care back.
~I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only
seconds to destroy it.
~I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you
have in your life that counts.
~I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen
minutes, after that, you'd better know something.
~I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best
others can do but
to the best you can do.
~I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what
they do about it.
~I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give
you heartache for life.
~I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are
always two sides.
~I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person
I want to be.
~I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
~I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving
words. It may be the last time you see them.
~I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you
can't.
~I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how
we feel.
~I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls
you.
~I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is
at first,
the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its
place.
~I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
~I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice.
~I've learned that there are people who love you dearly, but just
don't know how to show it.
~I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
~I've learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing
and have the
best time.
~I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when
you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.
~I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be
angry, but
it doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
~I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the
longestdistance. Same goes for true love.
~I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way
you want them
to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
~I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of
experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to
do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
~I've learned that you should never tell a child their dreams are
unlikely or
outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it
would be
if they believed it.
~I've learned that your family won't always be there for you. It may
seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you
and love you and
teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.
~I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to
hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
~I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others,
sometimes >you have to learn to forgive yourself.
~I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world
doesn't stop for your grief.
~I've learned that our background and circumstances may have
influenced who we
are, but we are responsible for who we become.
~I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to
choose sides
even when I don't want to.
~I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean
they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it
doesn't mean they do.
~I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead
of their actions.
~I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand
that friends change.
~I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
~I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and
see something totally different.
~I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
~I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in
love.
~I've learned that no matter the consequences, those who are honest
with themselves get farther in life.
~I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are
their pillar
you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.
~I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by
people who
don't even know you.
~I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when
a friend
cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
~I've learned that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional
pains.
~I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered
to us.
~I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent
human being.
~I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken
from you too soon.
~I've learned that although the word "love" can have many different
meanings, it loses value when overly used.
~I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line
between being
nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what
you believe.
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