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. i've also learned along the way that sometimes it's our pain that makes things possible. i've learned that sincerity and pride don't go together. i've learned that when you fall, you fall back on families. i've learned that no matter how much i care, some people just don't care back. i've learned that bad things are always going to happen in life. people will hurt you but you can't use that as an excuse to hurt someone back. you'll only hurt yourself. i've learned that a broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever. i've learned that when we want something so bad,we tend to ignore instinct and inner voices. i've learned that children will never have the intention of hurting you.

I've learned the hard way that people don't usually appreaciate what you do for them. i've learned that people don't even mean half of what they say. i've learned that being happy or sad is by choice. i learned that people are lonely because the build walls instead of bridges. i've learned that too many of us stay walled in because we are afraid of being hurt. i've learned that it's easy to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. i've learned that loneliness is out of choice. i've learned that it's not smoking that is bad but it's addiction. i've learned that detachment is the first step to stop addiction. i've learned that time and love can heal a wounded heart. i've learned that it is not so much of what the other person does that frustrates you, but it is when your own expectation fails you.

I've learned that things are just things, they have no power to hurt or heal. only people can do that. and we choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us. i've learned that i'm always ready to learn but i do not always like being taught. i've learned that hope is the hat rack upon which i hang my dreams. i've learned that there's a secret place in you called the land of tears. i've learned to accept there's a reason why people lie, but i cannot accept why people give false hope. i've learned that people always think of themselves first no matter what. i've learned that HAPPY is just a word that starts with an H end with a Y with an A and 2 Ps stuck in the middle. i've learned that people whom you love hurts you the most. i've learned that you shouldn't be too happy because sorrow is waiting for you just around the corner.

I've learned that no matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. i've learned that prudence keeps life safe but does not often make it happy. i've learned that progress always involves risks; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. i've learned that i speak truth not so much as i would but as much as i dare; and i dare a little the more, as i grow older. i've learned that the only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions. Take risks; if you win, you will be happy and if you lose, you will be wise. i've learned not to say "oops" but always say "ah, interesting". i've learned that even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. behold the turtle; he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. i've learned not to apologize for showing feeling. when you do, you apologize for the truth. i've learned that the most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. if you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. what isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.