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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 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 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 learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry, I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I've learned that you should never tell a child her dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating,
and what a tragedy it would be if she 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 someone is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while and
you can 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 have become.

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 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 no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves,
get farther in life.

I've learned that many things can be powered by the mind,
the trick is self-control.

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 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 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 learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned that you can do something in an instant
that will give you a heartache for life.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you miss them terribly after they die.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

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 when the light turns green,
you had better look both ways
before proceeding.

I've learned that you can love someone
and still not like him very much.

I've learned that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.

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 good quality underwear
is worth the extra cost.

I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my mom,
and I'm kinda happy about it.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

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 no mater how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned that I wish I could have told my parents that I love them
one more time before they died.

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 sometimes you have to put the individual
ahead of their actions.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that if you don't want to forget something,
stick it in your underwear drawer.

I've learned that it's no fun
putting on a wet swimsuit.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life
but whom you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I've learned that peeing in the woods with a couple of friends
can be an amazing bonding experience.

I've learned that a good friend
is better than a therapist.

I've learned that sandwiches cut diagonally
taste better.

 

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